Interior Minister: Venezuelan army has found no guerrillas

Defense Minister Henry Rangel Silva upheld last week that the army had detained 10 suspects

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Friday June 01, 2012 11:44 AM

"We were deployed in each coordinate provided by the Colombian government. The armed forces continue deployed. However, so far, we have no indication of irregular groups present in our territory," Venezuelan Minister of the Interior and Justice Tareck El Aissami declared on Thursday.

"We reviewed; nothing would point to the presence of outlaws," El Aissami explained after the destruction of clandestine runways in Riecito, 45 kilometers from the Colombia-Venezuela border in Apure state, Efe reported.

Nevertheless, Defense Minister Henry Rangel Silva upheld last week that the army had detained 10 suspects and was investigating whether they belonged to the guerrilla group that killed 12 Colombian troops last May 21 in the Goajira region.

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