The Bolivarian National Armed Force of Venezuela has reported an operation in the municipality of Catatumbo, in the state of Zulia, in which 2,260 kilograms of cocaine have been seized.
The strategic commander of the FANB, General Domingo Hernández Lárez, explained in a press conference that 78 bales of high purity cocaine were found in this operation, according to the Venezuelan portal Últimas Noticias.
The military officer explained that the shipment "left Norte de Santander, making a route along the Catatumbo river, where it was to be transported by air through an illegal airstrip". This important shipment belongs to the Sinaloa Cartel, which would have collaborated with the Jalisco Cartel to take it to Belize and then be sent to the United States, Mexico and Europe.
In addition, two Venezuelan nationals linked to "terrorist groups" have been arrested during this operation.
Hernández highlighted that the country has achieved an increase of 39.69 percent in the last year, as well as an increase in operational performance of 49.77 percent.
"We have an increase of 33.19 percent of detainees compared to last year. In the face of this new operation we reject foreign unilateral policies. We are striking hard blows against drug trafficking," he stressed.
Last week, three tons of marijuana were seized in Puerto Escondido, Cabo San Roman, Falcon, in what is already the largest seizure of this drug in Venezuela in the last decade.