This Monday an aircraft was detected and intercepted by the Integral Aerospace System (SAV) of Venezuela. Cessna The plane, allegedly linked to drug-trafficking activities, violated national airspace, landing in Acarigua, Portuguesa state, reported Domingo Hernandez Larrez, head of the Strategic Operations Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Ceofanb).
Through his Twitter account, Hernandez Larrez specified that the pilots of the illegal aircraft had been ordered to land at Acarigua.
He explained that the plane had come from Mexico, “it was on an internal flight heading towards the city of Chichén Itzá and turned southeast, shutting down communications and transponder systems, until it was detected by Venezuelan radar.” Went.”
“The Integral Aerospace System of Venezuela detects, intercepts and orders to land a Cessna aircraft violating national airspace, landing in the city of Acarigua in the morning, the pilots flee, the aircraft came from Mexico , it was in an internal flight towards the city of Chichén Itzá and changed course to the southeast, shutting down communications and transponder systems, until it was detected by Venezuelan radar. is being tracked. It is believed that it was used for drug-trafficking purposes, given that the identity of the fuselage was erased, ”the head of Ceofanb published on Twitter.
El Sistema Aeroespacial Integral Venezolano detecta, intercepta y conmina a aterrizar una aeronave Cessna que violó el espacio aéreo nacional, aterrizando la misma en horas de la madrugada en la ciudad de Acarigua, dándose a la fuga los pilotos, la aeronave provenía de México, la… pic.twitter.com/fFzOlMAU4E
— GJ. Domingo Hernández Lárez (@dhernandezlarez) May 15, 2023
The CEO of FANB said that after the pilots of the plane escaped, FANB is in the process of tracking down the crew members.
They also asserted that due to the characteristics of the aircraft intercepted by FANB “it is believed that it was used for drug-trafficking purposes, given that the identification of the fuselage had been erased.”
Another illegal plane detected in Lake Maracaibo
In another message on his Twitter account, the head of Siofanb reported that Integral Aerospace Systems intercepted another hostile aircraft over Lake Maracaibo in the state of Zulia.
He explained that the plane “used a cargo ship as a shield to avoid being shot down by the Bolivarian Military Aviation.”
Faced with this new setback for practices against the drug scourge, Hernandez Larraz insisted that he would continue his fight against drug trafficking.
“Venezuela in the fight against drug trafficking. We will not be a stage, we do not produce or consume. Venezuela is a region of peace, law and justice!”, he said.
“#FANB via Integral Aerospace Systems intercepts hostile aircraft over Lake Maracaibo, using a cargo ship as a shield to avoid being shot down by @AmbFanb. Venezuela in the fight against drug trafficking. We will not be a platform, we do not produce or consume. Venezuela is a region of peace, law and justice,” he said on social networks.
#FANB a través del Sistema Aeroespacial Integral, intercepta aeronave hostil sobre el Lago de Maracaibo, usando a un buque de carga como escudo para evitar ser derribado por la @AmbFanb. Venezuela en la lucha frontal contra el narcotráfico. No seremos plataforma, no producimos ni… pic.twitter.com/c4YLdBT8eI
— GJ. Domingo Hernández Lárez (@dhernandezlarez) May 16, 2023
FANB Committed to the Fight for Sovereignty
Faced with the intrusion of these new aircraft, the head of SIOFANB, Domingo Hernández Larrez, reaffirmed FANB’s commitment to the fight against drug trafficking and to the defense of sovereignty.
In this sense, FANB remains active in the defense of all aquatic, terrestrial and air spaces of the country.
Los paladines de nuestro espacio soberano no permitirán la violación flagrante, ni la impunidad de nuestras leyes, los invasores de cualquier naturaleza serán detectados, interceptados e inutilizados. #FANB garantes de la independencia y de la soberanía nacional !… pic.twitter.com/084UPAGC68
— GJ. Domingo Hernández Lárez (@dhernandezlarez) May 16, 2023
