Colombia installs 3rd
military base on its
border with Venezuela
The Colombian army
installed its third
military base with 1,000
troops on the border
with Venezuela, the
Colombian government
said on Monday.
Governor of northeastern
department Norte de
Santander Luis Morelli
said the base, the third
to be established this
year, will begin
operations in October in
the Catatumbo border
region.
One brigade is based in
Cucuta city and is
already operating in
Norte de Santander and a
mobile base is
patrolling across Ocana
province.
Colombia and Venezuela
share 2,219 km of border
that is often illegally
crossed by armed groups
who extort, kidnap and
smuggle drugs and
gasoline. |
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