Within the framework of the Bolivarian Shield Strategic Operation “Independencia 200”, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fanb) carried out a forceful blow against the transnational drug trafficking mafias. The GJ. Domingo Hernández Lárez, Strategic Operational Commander, reported on his social networks about the destruction of eight aircraft and the dismantling of four logistics camps belonging to groups associated with drug trafficking in the state of Amazonas.
The procedure was carried out in the Alto Orinoco municipality, a border area with the Federative Republic of Brazil. The operation responds to the direct instructions of the Constitutional President and Commander in Chief of the Fanb, Nicolás Maduro, in a frontal offensive against the trafficking of narcotic and psychotropic substances in the four cardinal points of the Nation.
The head of Ceofanb indicated that the aircraft were operating on illegal clandestine runways, flagrantly violating the Control Law for the Comprehensive Defense of Airspace, as well as the Security and Defense Law of the Nation, by not having authorized flight plans, visible identification and transponder systems to transit through the national airspace.
With this new achievement, Venezuela registers a total of 39 disabled aircraft so far in 2025 and 430 since 2012, consolidating an insurmountable barrier against organized crime.
«Venezuela is a zone of peace, law and justice. We are not, nor will we be, a platform for transnational crime. In our country it is not produced, it is not processed, it is not consumed and we will not allow our land to be used as transit for illegal products that harm humanity,” the GJ emphasized. Hernandez Larez.
The Ceofanb Commander reiterated that the Fanb maintains a permanent deployment throughout the territory to guarantee the integrity of the country’s geographical space. The destruction of these camps on the border with Brazil reaffirms the determination of the Venezuelan State in protecting its resources and the security of its citizens against external threats.
Earlier
La Fanb reported that after a procedure in the vicinity of the Buena Vista del Meta sector, Pedro Camejo municipality of Apure state, the discovery and deactivation of an aircraftas part of Operation Bolivarian Shield “Independencia 200”.
The green twin-engine was hidden in a wooded area and was detected by a Quick Reaction Unit (Urra), which confirmed that it did not have a permit, visible serial numbers, or flight plan to circulate through national territory.
The aircraft was declared hostile and disabled at the site, according to the information provided by Hernández Lárez, who reiterated the Fanb’s commitment to the fight against drug trafficking.
