On Tuesday, Gen. Domingo Hernandez, the commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), reported on the eviction of 491 people who were carrying out artisanal mining operations in a national water reserve located in the Gran Sabana municipality in the Amazon. RELATED:  Venezuela Fights Illegal Mining in the Bolivar & Amazon States Previously, he […]

On Sunday, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) confirmed that Venezuelan soldiers destroyed eight illegal mines and captured 28 people in the Yapacana National Park, in the state of Amazonas. RELATED: Venezuelan Armed Forces Ratify Commitment to Democratic Process “These clandestine mines were depredating the environment,” FANB Commander Domingo Hernandez said regarding the facilities that had […]