Army Operations Theater No.2 (TO2) commander, Army Brigadier General William Garrick Blanco denies charges launched by Colombian Defense Minister Martha Lucia Ramirez that Colombian guerrillas, arms-dealers and narco-traffickers are using Venezuelan as a haven to escape the Colombian Army. Columnist Nelson Bocaranda Sardi writes of contradictions in Zulia State … “Zulia garrison commander, General Alberto Gutierrez denies such incursions, whereas Machiques Mayor Alfonzo Marquez says he has seen such groups from Rio de Oro to Saymadovi.” Bocaranda Sardi adds that the Colombians have aerial photographs (from US spy planes) of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) columns entering Venezuela … “they receive support and provisions from some Armed Force (FAN) troops every 15 days.” Full Story
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