Venezuela deploys 15,000 troops to borders with Colombia, Brazil, Guyana

The soldiers were transferred to the border with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana, as required by new security plan Operation Sentinel. El objetivo es combatir al narco ya los grupos irregulares a lo largo de 4.600 km The aim is to fight the narco and irregular groups along 4,600 km. Rangel Silva Minister did not refer to when commence movement of troops or on the distribution, but indicated that in the southwestern state of Tachira are deployed about 2,000 soldiers from 11 March. Read Article
“Se hacen labores de inteligencia y patrullajes para detectar los posibles campamentos de procesamiento de droga, ya que por el tiempo se encuentran en el ciclo de siembra y algunas informaciones para llegar a estos sectores”, señaló el ministro. “You do intelligence work and patrols to detect possible drug processing camps, since by the time they are in the cycle of planting and some information to get to these sectors,” the minister said.

Dos uniformados que precisamente estaban trabajando para la Operación Centinela fueron asesinados el 10 de marzo por un grupo de desconocidos en la población fronteriza de Rubio. Two soldiers who were working just for Operation Sentinel were killed March 10 by a group of strangers in the border town of Rubio. En relación con ese caso, Rangel Silva dijo, durante una visita al Táchira, que han sido detenidas 17 personas , de las cuales 14 son colombianos y el resto, venezolanos. In connection with that case, Rangel Silva said during a visit to Tachira, who have been arrested 17 people, of which 14 are Colombians and the rest Venezuelans.

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