Venezuela: military destroys camps of alleged Colombian terrorists

Military of Venezuela destroyed two camps set up by alleged Colombian terrorist groups within the Yapacana national park, in the state of Amazonas (southern, bordering Brazil and Colombia), the strategic operational commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, reported this Thursday.

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“Within the framework of Operation Autana 2023, FANB locates and destroys two tancol camps located on the slopes of Yapacana Hill, which functioned as a logistics area, made up of 40 and 25 improvised structures respectively, incorrectly called ‘Colombian cambuches’,” he explained. the official in a message on X (formerly Twitter).

“Tancol” is an acronym invented by the Venezuelan Government that does not refer to any specific gang and means “Colombian armed terrorists and drug traffickers.”

Hernández Lárez explained that one of these camps It was used for “surgical medical care,” and that the site had “all types of medical supplies and surgical equipment for major operations.”

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The second campHe continued, it was a warehouse of materials and supplies for illegal mining such as motor pumps, motorcycles, high-pressure hoses, satellite antennas, radios, “war and quartermaster material,” as well as uniforms, personal documentation, property titles, receipts from payment, among other objects.

“All the material seized comes from the department of Guainía in Colombia,” said the official, who added that installing this type of bases in Venezuelan territory constitutes “an affront against the honor” of the Caribbean country, so the authorities will be “ruthless.” ” with the invaders.

The soldier did not detail whether this operation left anyone detained or evicted within the framework of the evacuation plan being developed in the Venezuelan Amazonand with which they have removed a total of 11,302 “illegal miners” since July 1, when numerous security operations ordered by President Nicolás Maduro were deployed.

Source: Elcomercio

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