Minister Cabello's administration has successfully neutralized terrorist plans in Venezuela in one year

Published at: 29/08/2025 02:28 PM

In the year 2024, in Venezuela, violence and terrorism became the central focus of the agenda of the country 's extreme right-wing groups. Since then, the Bolivarian Government faced a series of challenges related to the dismantling of Structured Organized Crime Groups (GEDO), attacks on electrical infrastructure and explosives.

The Sectorial Vice President for Policy, Citizen Security and Peace, and Minister for Internal Relations, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello Rondón, since his appointment on August 27, 2024, has focused on dismantling subversive plans and denouncing attacks on vital infrastructure orchestrated by the United States Government.

After the execution of the Perfect Popular, Military and Police Fusion, instructed by President Nicolás Maduro, the various citizen security bodies made significant progress in the national territory in terms of the dismantling of GEDO.

Over the months, multiple operations were carried out that resulted in the capture of leaders of these organizations and the seizure of large quantities of weapons and explosives.

In addition, authorities reported that more than 30 groups were dismantled, which was presented as a significant success in the fight against terrorism.

In addition, during the first year of Captain Diosdado Cabello Rondón's administration, there have been numerous attacks against the National Electric System (SEN). These acts, which affected various regions of the country and caused massive service interruptions, were attributed to an “electrical war”.

Operation Lightning of Catatumbo: a disjointed plan

Operation Lightning of Catatumbo was presented as a strong response to the growing violence generated by guerrilla activity and drug trafficking on the Colombian-Venezuelan border. The main objective of this operation was to dismantle armed groups operating in the area for the purpose of carrying out illegal drug trafficking.

In the first months of his administration, the Minister of Internal Relations, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, announced the dismantling of gangs dedicated to the illicit trafficking of psychotropic drugs through the so-called Operation Lightning of Catatumbo, actions that were pursuing an assassination attempt by the GEDO against the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, and Minister Cabello himself.

It should be noted that the development of these terrorist actions is driven by the opposition and the United States Government, as well as by the former presidents of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe, Juan Manuel Santos, Iván Duque and Andrés Pastrana, who intended to generate a coup d'etat and plunge the country into chaos.

These terrorist actions managed to be dismantled, thanks to the intelligence efforts of the various citizen security bodies and the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB), which allowed the capture of their leaders and, therefore, the seizure of weapons, drugs, among others.

Terrorism as a weapon of destabilization

Recently, there have also been several attempts at explosive attacks at strategic points in the country. These acts, which included the attempt to detonate artifacts in public spaces such as hospitals, squares, institutional headquarters, underground transportation systems, service stations and oil institutions, were presented as part of an urban terrorism strategy designed to sow panic among Venezuelans.

The Bolivarian Government's response to these events has been to intensify surveillance and security, as well as to initiate investigations that have culminated in the arrest of several suspects.

Following these events, the Government of Venezuela has denounced the “extreme right” and sectors of the national and international opposition for financing and orchestrating such terrorist acts.

Diosdado Cabello's term as minister has been marked by a constant fight against terrorism that sought to plunge the Venezuelan State into a social and economic crisis.

MPPIJP/Mazo News Team PRESS