Explosion of a Colombian narco-jet shot down by the Venezuelan army. Photo: Twitter/@dhernandezlarez.
The Venezuelan Armed Force recently shot down another plane which had trespassed into the region bordering Colombia, making it the 22nd of the year and the fourth in the last 11 days.
The head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Domingo HernĂĄndez LĂĄrez, reported on Twitter this Sunday, July 24, that the country’s military had detected an “invading aircraft” which was “in flagrant violation of Venezuelan airspace and infringing all kinds of international standards and conventions.”
HernĂĄndez noted that the invading plane, âthe 22nd in 2022 and the 300th since 2012â had been âdisabledâ by the Venezuelan National Bolivarian Armed Force (FANB) âin the exercise of sovereignty,â since it entered âwithout permitsâ and without having an identification code, or any operational tracking system.
“The FANB will guarantee the integrity of our sovereign airspace by defending it militarily,” wrote the commander in a post in which he included a video and several images of the plane crashing into a wooded area.
Inutilizado aviĂłn invasor nĂșmero 22 del año 2022 y 300 desde el 2012. La FANB garantizarĂĄ la integridad de nuestro espacio soberano mediante la defensa militar. pic.twitter.com/jI0EuUB6pF
— GJ. Domingo HernĂĄndez LĂĄrez (@dhernandezlarez) July 24, 2022
The Venezuelan Armed Forces are on high alert, monitoring the illegal entry into its airspace of aircraft used by Colombian groups dedicated to drug trafficking.
In the last 11 days, FANB has warned of the destruction of three other planes in the State of Apure, bordering Colombia, where the authorities are engaged in security operations against the so-called TANCOL (Colombian Armed Drug Trafficking Terrorists).
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AviĂłn invasor detectado en flagrancia violando el espacio aĂ©reo venezolano e infringiendo todo tipo de normas y convenios internacionales, sin permisos, sin señales de llamada y sin identificaciĂłn. FANB en ejercicio de la soberanĂa llega
al aviĂłn inutilizado nro. 22 del año 2022. pic.twitter.com/DT6TvLQkrn— GJ. Domingo HernĂĄndez LĂĄrez (@dhernandezlarez) July 24, 2022
On June 2, HernĂĄndez, accompanied by Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro, reported that in the first five months of 2022, as many as 257 “structures” used for drug trafficking and terrorism had been destroyed on the border with Colombia. These operations continue up to today to contain and have expelled numerous paramilitary and narco-terrorist groups that have been trying to expand their operations into Venezuela for years.
Nuestra FANB en despliegue permanente y sostenido en operaciones de inserciĂłn y barrido, dando resultados en la destrucciĂłn de instalaciones y actividades TANCOL en nuestro eje transfronterizo. OperaciĂłn Escudo Bolivariano 2022 !!! pic.twitter.com/gV6O5q7Yi7
— GJ. Domingo HernĂĄndez LĂĄrez (@dhernandezlarez) July 25, 2022
Authorities in Caracas have accused the Colombian Government of IvĂĄn Duque of training “mercenaries and terrorists” and ordering them to enter Venezuela in order to disrupt the security of their neighboring country and to overthrow the government of Maduro. Given the gravity of these incursions, Maduro has responded by developing a special operation in the area to eliminate these threats and to defend the sovereignty of his country.
(HispanTV) with Orinoco Tribune content
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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