The Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela (FANB) destroyed eight aircraft and four camps used for drug trafficking in the Alto Orinoco municipality, Amazonas state (south), bordering Brazil.
As part of the Strategic Operation Bolivarian Shield “Independence 200,” the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) dealt a decisive blow against transnational drug trafficking organizations.
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The head of the Strategic Operational Command, Domingo Hernández Lárez, reported that the operation was carried out under the direct instructions of the Constitutional President and Commander-in-Chief of the FANB, Nicolás Maduro, in a frontal offensive against the trafficking of narcotics and psychotropic substances.
“Venezuela will not be a platform for transnational crime. These illegal products are not produced, processed, or consumed here, and we will certainly not be a transit point for them,” he emphasized.
According to reports, the aircraft were operating on clandestine airstrips, flagrantly violating the Law for the Comprehensive Defense of Airspace, as well as the Law of National Security and Defense.
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These aircraft lacked authorized flight plans, visible identification, and transponder systems to transit through national airspace.
Earlier, Hernández Lárez reported the destruction of another drug trafficking aircraft in Apure state (south), bordering Colombia.
Venezuela has now disabled a total of 39 aircraft so far in 2025 and 430 since 2012, “consolidating an insurmountable barrier against organized crime,” the Venezuelan National Armed Forces (FANB) confirmed.
In addition, law enforcement in the South American country has seized more than 70 tons of drugs so far this year.
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