The Bolivarian National Armed Forces carried out 23 military operations against drug trafficking groups during these five months, according to figures obtained from the National Anti-Drug Superintendence (SNA).
During this deployment, eight clandestine airstrips, 29 laboratories were destroyed and two heads of organizations dedicated to illicit drug trafficking were captured. They also withheld 41.923,650 kilos of chemicals used in drug processing.
Between January and May, they seized 18.198,299 kilos of different drugs, which represents an increase of 80,74% over the same period last year. To seize this amount, security agencies carried out 2.005 procedures where they detained 2.821 people. Likewise, 4 aircraft were recovered, 5 immobilized, 5 disabled and 6 damaged.
Among the assets seized in the anti-narcotics operations are an aircraft, four boats, four buildings and 80 vehicles, as reflected in the SNA figures.
Of the 18.1 tons of drugs seized, 9 kilos with 887 grams have been incinerated. Cocaine was the drug with the highest number of seizures with 845 kilos (14.747,329%) followed by marijuana whose quantity yielded 81,04 kilos (3.448,303%).
The Bolivarian National Guard is the component of the Fanb that collected the largest amount of drugs in these five months with 12.999,371 kilos (71,43%) in 779 procedures during which 1.187 people were arrested. The Bolivarian Navy carried out a single procedure in these five months in which it seized 4.284 kilos of drugs (23,34%) and detained eight people.
The Bolivarian National Police (PNB) carried out 341 anti-narcotics operations in which it seized 705 kilos and 163 grams (3,87%) and detained 452 people. Other security organizations such as the state police, municipal police and the Cicpc managed to seize 245 kilos with 765 grams (1,35%), in 884 procedures and 1.174 detainees.
Zulia is the entity where the largest amount of drugs have been seized between January and May, during which time they added 6.422,386 kilos (35,29%). They are followed by the procedures carried out in international waters where they seized 4.248,000 kilos (23,34%) and in third place Falcón, an entity in which they seized 2.031,873 kilos (11,19%). The largest cache detected in that western entity was located on April 24 in the Agua Sala sector, Sucre municipality (La Cruz de Taratara) where they located 2.204 marijuana paneles that yielded a weight of 1.198 kilos with 923 grams.
