14 Colombians arrested after murder of Venezuelan soldiers

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Colombia Reports

14 Colombians arrested after murder of Venezuelan soldiers
Friday, 16 March 2012 08:21
Marc Hall

14 Colombians were among 17 people arrested for the murder of two Venezuelan soldiers, Venezuela's defense minister Henry Rangel announced Thursday.

The two soldiers were ambushed and killed while patrolling the Colombian border in Venezuela's Tachira state Saturday.

According to Rangel, one of the detained is Edgardo Andrade Dussan Carvajal, alias "Tato," wanted by Colombian authorities for drug trafficking. Andrade reportedly had $1.7 million in his bank account at the time of his capture.

Security on the border has subsequently been increased, with 2,000 soldiers patrolling the area.

Read more: http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/22880-14-colombians-arrested-after-murder-of-venezuelan-soldiers.html

[provis99]

1. time for the anti-Chavez crowd to chime in.

but, but, but, Chavez is a Nazi Communist who hates America!!

[Judi Lynn]

3. He just might be a muslin, as well. n/t

[hack89]

2. The Colombian military has steadily pushed FARC and ELN out of their sanctuaries

so the FARC and other narco groups find themselves straddling the borders between the two countries and shifting more of their operations into Venezuela. Venezuela has become a major transhipment point for Colombian cocaine.

With Venezuela getting serious perhaps we will finally see an end to FARC and a reduction in drug trafficking.