FANB arrested two men in Mérida for alleged food smuggling
Venezuelan soldiers detained two men in the state of Mérida for transport 800 kilograms of food and cleaning products for alleged smugglingThe Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) reported this Sunday.
Through a publication in X, the military institution indicated that the two men were detained after the seizure of food and cleaning products that – it said – came from Colombia.
Likewise, he said that these were transported aboard a vehiclewithout having the “corresponding documentation that protects the legality of said merchandise.”
“The government of Venezuela actively fights against smuggling through operation zero smuggling ‘Iron Hand,'” he added.
🔁 RT || GJ. @dhernandezlarez: Based on the security, defense and comprehensive development of the nation and the socioeconomic regime of the Republic, within the framework of Operation “Iron Hand”, against smuggling, troops of the #FANB They arrested two (02)… pic.twitter.com/TJRkZcnqBn
— CEOFANB (@CEOFANBVE) September 29, 2024
Not only in Mérida: smuggling is also evident in Zulia
On June 19, FANB officials They arrested a man for transporting 1,092 liters of motor oil for alleged smuggling, as reported by the operational strategic commander of the military institution, Domingo Hernández Lárez.
The soldier indicated, in They found boxes of motor oil of different brands.
Likewise, he said that the man did not have the mobilization permit from the Registry of Activities Capable of Degrading the Environment (RACDA).
Last November, Nicolás Maduro ordered the security forces and institutions with jurisdiction in the circulation of products to “extirpate” contraband.
It is about “fight the battle against the smuggling that permeates our borders”he said during a meeting with businessmen and economic ministers. This after warning that there are “many products” in Venezuela imported irregularly from other countries, which “seriously affect the health” of people.
“This contraband that we are going to control, that we are going to eliminate throughout the chain, from the border crossing, roads and places of sale,” he stressed.
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