On October 2, local time, Venezuelan Defense Minister Padrino Lopez said at a briefing held by the Ministry of National Defense,The number of registered militiamen in Venezuela has exceeded 8 millionMore than 60 percent of them have undergone years of systemic training and he revealed that militias will be involved in specific defense and security operations as required.
Lopez introduced that in order to promote the construction of "peaceful borders,"The Venezuelan military has increased its deployment of troops to approximately 36,000 troops in the area bordering Colombia。Public information shows that the deployment scale in early September was approximately 25,000 people. It is understood that the "Peace Border" aims to crack down on drug trafficking and cross-border armed groups and promote border stability through measures such as blocking key roads and joint patrols.
At the briefing, Lopez also presented the progress of the military operation "Kumanagoto 200" aimed at cutting off the logistics supply of the coastal drug trafficking network by the Venezuelan military. According to official reports, at the moment, the operation has destroyed 14 drug logistics sites, seized 12 ships, seized more than 9000 liters of fuel and 12 guns and other materials.