staff of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) dismantled a camp used for the practice of illegal mining in the Bolivar state, reported the head of the FANB Strategic Operational Command (Ceofanb), Domingo Hernández Lárez.
In a message posted on his account on the social network Twitter, Hernández Lárez explained that during the procedure in the camp The FANB seized: “17 motorized pumps, 18 suction turbines and 1,500 meters of hose, in addition to other logistic materials.”
The FANB maintains defense and environmental protection operations in Bolívar state, said the Chief of Ceofanb.
“In the state of Bolívar, in Strategic Operations for security, defense and protection of the environment, #FANB dismantles an illegal mining camp, seizing: 17 motor pumps, 18 suction turbines and 1,500 meters of hose, in addition to other logistical materials,” was the message. Posted by Hernández Lárez on Twitter.
Three citizens arrested
In the procedure, the FANB arrested three citizens who were practicing illegal mining.
The citizens were detained “destroying the vegetal layer of the environment with illegal mining, disrespecting the territorial legal order and the 5th Historical Objective of the nation,” said the Chief of Ceofanb.
“#FANB detains 3 citizens who were in a State Protected Zone in Caroní Edo Bolívar destroying the vegetal layer of the environment with illegal mining, disrespecting the territorial legal system and the 5th Historical Objective of the nation,” he said. On twitter.
FANB active against illegal mining
The dismantling of the camp in Bolívar was carried out as part of the strategic security, defense and environmental protection operations carried out by the FANB in strategic states.
Given the discovery of camps and these illegal mining practices, the Chief of Ceofanb has emphasized that these irregular groups that commit damage to the environment and protected sectors will be legally intervened.
«No organization will be above the goals of the State or its laws, nor the Sovereignty of the People reflected in the Magna Carta. The armed groups that commit ecocide and practice illegal mining will be legally intervened by the #FANB”, he stressed.
