Nicolás Maduro also explained that the deployment covers the regions of northern Táchira that borders Norte de Santander
Nicolás Maduro announced on Friday, January 31, the activation of the entry into force of the so -called “Catatumbo Lightning Operation”; framed in what is the Bolivarian shield 2025.
Maduro, in a video broadcast by his social networks, indicated that a military contingent was transferred to the border area with Colombia to carry out military operations and said that the author’s authorities are aware of the activity.
He also said that the first phase will be territorial occupation and cleaning of the area.
The Head of State also explained that the deployment covers from the regions of northern Táchira that borders the northern department of Santander, where there are confrontations between armed factions for which the Colombian government has decreed the “state of internal shock.”
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In addition, Nicolás Maduro said that the country has been maintained free of clandestine slopes, coca leaf and clandestine laboratories.
For his part, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, confirmed in social networks The military operation in the border catatumbo in the context of the fight against drug trafficking.
Petro said that his administration seeks collaboration between armies to fight the National Liberation Army (ELN) in order to have a peaceful border and “without mafias.”
An anti -narcotics military operation has begun at the Colombian/Venezuelan border.
We seek the collaboration between armies in the fight against the ELN. A border without mafias must be the ultimate goal for the tranquility of the population, peace and sovereignty …
– Gustavo Petro (@Petrogustavo) January 31, 2025
For his part, the Minister of Interior and Justice, Diosdado Cabello, stressed that the border with Colombia through the Catatumbo area has been reinforced for at least three months after more than 200 mercenaries were stopped in Venezuela and said that These deployments what they want is to guarantee peace.
“We have 2,000 men deployed on the Venezuelan side, between military and police forces. The violence was generated was on Colombia’s side and they wanted to spend the paramilitary groups here. We had that information for three months, more than 200 mercenaries were captured and confessed, ”Cabello said.
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