ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277818
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| Date: | Sunday 1 May 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain? |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown/Illegal Operation |
| Registration: | (N369KJ) |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zulia -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
According to Venezuela's FANB Strategic Operational Commander's Twitter account, military units found two aircraft hidden in the bushes near a clandestine airstrip while conducting Operation Bolivarian Shield 2022 "Relámpago de Catatumbo". The aim of the operation is to tackle illegal drug trafficking in the region. Both aircraft have possibly cloned registration numbers.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/dhernandezlarez/status/1520840596193222656
https://twitter.com/dhernandezlarez/status/1520831142466928641
Media:
Operación Escudo Bolivariano "Relámpago del Catatumbo" en las proximidades de una pista en proceso de inutilización, FANB localiza 2 aviones operativos con matrícula norte americana ocultos debajo de la maleza, utilizados por los grupos TANCOL para extraer drogas desde Colombia. pic.twitter.com/S9cwaI8b23
— GJ. Domingo Hernández Lárez (@dhernandezlarez) May 1, 2022
Operación Escudo Bolivariano 2022 "Relámpago de Catatumbo" FANB desplegada en el estado Zulia en la inutilización de pistas, aeronaves, campamentos y estructuras TANCOL! Venezuela se respeta, fuera los invasores! pic.twitter.com/RgcONoWHsE
— GJ. Domingo Hernández Lárez (@dhernandezlarez) May 1, 2022
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