The military personnel Theatre Operations Number Five (TO5), under the coordination of Brigadier-General David Orozco Ojeda, Chief of the V Infantry Division of Forest continue its work eviction of small miners in the Chiguao line with the instructions issued by the Court II Control Bolivar state, and the Presidential Decree of 1742-August 23, 1991 - which regulates and determines the mining activity in the military Caroní River Theatre Operations Number Five (TO5 ) attached to laV Infantry Division Selva, continue to perform their duties with eviction and evacuation of the small miners who for many years were illegal mining in the areas of El Chiguao, Granzón, and San Pedro, stressing that these will continue operating making up completely clean the area of persons engaged in illegal mining, ensuring that these actions are framed by provisions of the Tribunal II Control Bolivar state, as well as Presidential Decree 1742-23 August 1991, as a terrirorial area that is protected by a special regime on the environment.
This information was clarified by Brigadier General (Army), David Orozco Ojeda, chief of TO5, who said that all these actions are carried out under the coordination of Brigadier General Jose Gregorio Montilla Pantoja, commander of the V Division Jungle Infantry, stressing that these procedures are irreversible, ie "continue to develop until one is not left mining in these areas under a system of special protection in the field of environment. For this reason, we will continue carrying out the eviction and evacuation of the small miners and The Chiguao The Granzón, to eradicate the root of illegal mining in this region of the Bolivar state, "said.

More than 100 flights in a week

Brigadier-General David Orozco Ojeda led a team military and civilian helicopter airborne in the modern Russian-made MI-26, one of the rotary wing aircraft largest in the world, where he was accompanied by a group of journalists and some regional media national coverage, to check on the site of events respectful manner that it is providing to the small miners, pointing out that "we are witnessing a Humanitarian Operation, where our military troops came to evacuate the miners with their families and belongings to move to the town of La Paragua, town Raúl Leoni, 'where we proceed to make a record of delivery-with the corresponding safe conduct-including all mining equipment, for which we have put at the disposal of all those compatriots more than a hundred flights in civil and military aircraft, in order to make this Humanitarian Operation, to dislodge once and for all the illegal miners from El Chiguao "he said.

Brigadier General Orozco Ojeda said that such measures were being taken in strict accordance with Venezuelan law, and stressed that "we must preserve for our children and grandchildren and future generations our main source of drinking water, as is the Caroní River watershed, one of the main reservoirs of water for human consumption in Latin America and Venezuela. We need to curb this environmental ecocide being committed with the use of mercury, which is a chemical agent that takes an average of eighty years to completely degrade in the environment, "he added.

Orozco Ojeda insisted that the Tribunal II Control in the field of environment is to give effect to an order issued by a court of the Republic, "as are two elements: first, and Chiguao The Granzón are in areas special regime, and secondly: These small-scale miners are making the so-called alluvial mining, which is a type of illegal mining by the use of mercury and engines, generating significant environmental damage. This type of mining is prohibited. It's different from the so-called mining vein, which uses cutting-edge technological equipment and penetrates to the depths of the earth, not as mining barrage caused irreversible damage to six metres deep in the soil, "he argued.

86 people remain in Chiguao

The Chief of TO5, Brigadier General David Orozco Ojeda, meant that so far has intensified Operation Humanitarian evacuation of a total of 250 miners and El Granzón The Chiguao, indicating that many miners are aware of this situation of environmental deterioration to the point that many of them have withdrawn from the mining centres at his own expense. "By the end of October, the strength of jungle Theatre Operations Number 5, talked with all of the miners and Chiguao The Granzón and notify them orally they extenderíamos an extension until December 31, and thereafter , ejecutaríamos measures eviction we are doing at the moment, "she said.

Cash military said that as part of this operation eviction and evacuation is under way to the explosion of underground tracks that are in place, adding that in the town of El Chiguao, most of the miners have obtained good way to clear the area, "but we know that there is a group, mostly of Brazilian nationality, who insist on remaining at the site. In this group of illegal miners, we will vacate in the coming days, "he said.