In a big operation called Caribe 2023 in six states of Venezuela, a Colombian drug trafficking route was dismantled, with all the surveillance systems and all intelligence work allowed progress to reach the total seizure of six tons in this Caribe 2023 operation. .
In Monagas state alone, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces captured 2,800 kilograms there through Operation Guara.
In the state of Monagas, a large operations center that was there in the jungle was dismantled and four camps could be detected in the river and the troops deployed in the search still remain. Also, 5 boats and a semi-submersible which was used by this organization for the transport of illicit substances by river to the sea.

In addition to all criminal investigation tasks that are being carried out, this also motivates other actions in different parts of the country.
Likewise, 52 weapons of war were seized, seven equipment for global positioning, six cell phones with a lot of information that will allow obtaining information related to criminal drug cartels in Colombia; There is already close coordination with the Colombian government that will precisely allow more captures.
There is also close coordination with the Brazilian government and of course also expanding communication with the kingdom of the Netherlands.
At the moment eight people have been detained and the arrests will continue because the operation is in full swing, the work continues.
To date, Venezuela has a total of 8,126.692kg of drugs seized only during the first 2 months of 2023. More than 1,965 anti-drug procedures have been carried out so far this year, with a total of 2,584 people arrested.