Diosdado Cabello highlights “blow to the logistical structure” of drug trafficking

Published at: 13/01/2026 01:55 PM

The sectoral vice-president for Politics, Citizen Security and Peace, Diosdado Cabello Rondón, highlighted this Tuesday that the security agencies of the Venezuelan State have dealt a serious blow to the logistical structure of drug trafficking through hard intelligence work.

“Without a doubt, when we hit the logistics structure, we are tearing a leg out of the table. It is not sustainable, because they require all the support of a number of people for the different operations,” Cabello said during a press conference in which he announced the seizure of more than 7 tons of drugs, in the first days of the year 2026.

In this regard, he said that, if drug traffickers use boats, “they need fuel or repair, if an engine is damaged. By car it's a little easier for them, but the amount is smaller. On airplanes, not everyone has access to an airplane.”

“By destroying their logistics route, they are going to look for the terrestrial alternative and there they are more vulnerable for us. Why are they more vulnerable? Well, the high seas are different, the maritime route off the coast of Venezuela or the Orinoco river routes are different with all that they mean,” he stressed.

The Minister of People's Power for Internal Relations, Justice and Peace also praised the work of security officials. “It's a dedicated job, of people who know how to do their job, the comrades of our Bolivarian National Armed Forces, of our police forces, of our people who are waiting.”

Mazo News Team