Venezuela: 750 kilos of ‘chemicals to process drugs’ seized by the military

“FANB seizes 750 kg of precursors for drug trafficking”.

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“FANB seizes 750 kg of precursors for drug trafficking”.

Domingo Hernández did not specify what type of precursor chemicals were seized in the operation.

Venezuelan military seized 750 kilos of precursors for drug processing in the state of Táchira, border with Colombia, reported this Saturday the head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez.

“FANB seizes 750 kilos of precursors for drug trafficking“Hernandez indicated on his Twitter account, where he shared images of the procedure in which an unidentified detained person is seen.

The official did not specify what type of precursor chemicals were seized in the operation. On Thursday, Hernández Lárez announced the destruction of “makeshift” illegal runways in Amazonas state, which borders Brazil and Colombia, used for illegal mining and drug trafficking. “FANB in the destruction of illegal makeshift runways and jet fuel. We will not allow depredation or ecocide in the Amazonas state. Illegal mining and ‘tancol’ groups will be combated in our territory“He indicated on the social network.

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Hernandez Larez He did not detail how many clandestine tracks were destroyed, nor the liters of gasoline or if there were detainees. He said that the Armed Forces are deployed throughout the “cross-border axis” to combat the ‘tancol’ groups, illegal mining and the depredation of forest reserves and ecocide in Venezuela.

‘Tancol’ is an acronym invented by the Venezuelan government that does not refer to any specific band and that means “armed terrorists Colombian drug traffickers“.

On June 2, Hernández, accompanied by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, stated that in the first 5 months of 2022, 257 “structures” used for drug trafficking and terrorism were destroyed on the wide border that Venezuela shares with Colombia.