The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, assured that his Colombian counterpart, Iván Duque, orders to send “terrorists” and “drug traffickers” to the country in order to destabilize it and attack the population and its government.
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In a balance of the military operation “Bolivarian Shield” he assured that the so-called Armed Drug Trafficking Terrorists of Colombia (Tancol) should now be called Armed Drug Trafficking Terrorists of Colombia sent by Ivan Duque (Tancoli) because it is the president who directs the operations.
Maduro, accompanied by the Military High Command and in a television broadcast, said that the terrorists had stationed themselves in the Arauca region. “They come to harm our homeland.”
The Commander of the Operational Strategic Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Ceofanb), Domingo Hernández Larez, said that five months after the operation, the balance was as follows: the destruction of 257 structures, of which 23 were drug laboratories and 32 logistics; 46 tracks neutralized, 1,360 explosives and 1,397 cylinders deactivated. In 10 years,
295 aircraft neutralized, all this in the states of Zulia and Apure, bordering Colombia.
Iván Duque’s narco has ordered the mobilization of troops to the border and intends to deceive the people when they have abandoned the border
“Iván Duque’s narco has ordered the mobilization of troops to the border and intends to deceive the people when they have abandoned the border. Venezuela is a victim of Colombian drug trafficking”, Maduro pointed out, indicating that these “plans” are supported by the United States government and that it is reflected because the neutralized planes have American registration.
“In the north they spend their time giving prizes to Iván Duque. The United States government considers the Colombian government its special ally, we are the ones who are fighting drug trafficking,” insisted the president.
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Hernández Lárez also reported the destruction of 52 small arms, 880 chargers, 19 grenades, 26 boats, 14 car bombs and 2 submarines.
“They are the spearhead for an invasion of Venezuela. Bring terror from Colombia. They did not count on our cunning,” Maduro replied.
ANA RODRIGUEZ BRAZON
Correspondent in Venezuela
TIME
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