Venezuela sends 17K troops to Colombian border in smuggling crackdown
The Venezuelan government announced the nightly closure of its border along with deployment of...
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‘Colombia’s ELN rebels coexist with Venezuelan armed forces’: Politician
A Venezuelan politician claimed Thursday the armed forces of his country were turning a blind eye on Colombian ELN rebels on Venezuelan territory. “The guerrilla columns march on the roads of Tachira [western Venezuela]...
Venezuela capture leader of Colombian drug gang ‘Los Rastrojos’
The Venezuelan government has confirmed the capture of a high level commander of the Colombian drug trafficking gang “Los Rastrojos,” Caracol Radio reported Monday. Ruberney Vergara Sanabria, alias...
