The Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, reported that the operational deployment of 15.000 effective of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) in the states of Táchira and Zulia, which comprises 851 km of the 2.219 km border line with Colombia.

From the Strategic Operational Command, Padre López stated that he is monitoring the entire deployment ordered by the head of state, Nicolás Maduro, which is intended to reinforce a large operation that was deployed at the beginning of 2025 in the southern region of Lake Maracaibo, specifically in the municipalities of Catatumbo and Semprún, called "Operation Lightning."

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He noted that this deployment will be carried out through air corridors, d

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