The Venezuelan Defense Minister, Vladimir Padrino Lópezsaid Tuesday that the Navy patrol with drones and ships its territorial waters, after the United States announced military deployment in southern Caribbean in the framework of an anti -narcotics operation.
“We are going to have an important deployment of drones with different missions, citizen attention points, exploration and surveillance points, points or river tours with marine infantry,” said Padrino in a video on social networks.
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In addition, he said that there will be “naval patrols in Lake Maracaibo, naval patrols in the Gulf of Venezuela and ships of greatest bearing higher north in our territorial waters.”
Chavismo announced Monday the mobilization of 15,000 troops From their security bodies to the border with Colombia also for anti -drug operations, as the Government of Nicolás Maduro denounces as an “climbing of hostile actions” the US mobilization.
How will the US military deployment in the Caribbean
The United States announced the mobilization of three Lanzamisile destroyers and 4000 Marines near the limit with Venezuela.
On Tuesday he informed of the sending of two other ships, without so far, detail of the arrival date was needed.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (AP Photo/Cristian Hernández)
The Venezuelan Defense Minister, Vladimir Padrino Lópezannounced in a video in social networks the “important deployment of drones with different missions, citizen care points, exploration and surveillance points, points or river tours with marine infantry” in the northwest area of Venezuela.
“Naval Patrols in Lake Maracaibo, Naval Patrols in the Gulf of Venezuela and ships of greater bearing higher north in our territorial waters,” he added.
The United States accuses Maduro of leading the Los Soles Carteldeclared Tuesday as a terrorist by the government of Javier Milei, and offers a reward of 50 million dollars for information that leads to his capture.
Maduro rejected these accusations and opened the military registry to expand his ranks. His government demanded in the United Nations “the immediate cessation of US military deployment in the Caribbean,” according to a statement.
(With information from AFP)
