Anti-Mining 'Crackdown' Shifts Ops Elsewhere in Venezuela

Anti-Mining 'Crackdown' Shifts Ops Elsewhere in Venezuela

Anti-Mining ‘Crackdown’ Shifts Ops Elsewhere in Venezuela Despite repeated and widely publicized government operations against illegal mining in Venezuela’s Amazonas state, the criminal networks and corrupt actors behind the trade have only deepened their presence. On June 25, Venezuelan soldiers seized seven light aircraft, a helicopter, and nearly 7,000 liters of fuel at a clandestine airstrip in Alto Orinoco municipality, less than 25 kilomet…