In the last 24 hours, 85 officers of the Venezuelan army have deserted Colombia and are now number 411.

The desertions at the dictator Nicolás Maduro increase. At least 85 Venezuelan soldiers deserted and entered Colombia in the last 24 hoursSo ascending towards 411 the uniform who have crossed the border since February 23, according to the report Migración de Colombia.

Most of these soldiers (328) appeared before the regional delegation Oriente de Migración, which covers the departments of Santander and Norte de Santander, whose capital is Cúcuta and which houses the main border crossing point with Venezuela, specified l & # 39; entity.

In the metropolitan area of ​​Cúcuta, there are international bridges Simón Bolívar, Francisco de Paula Santander and Tienditas, in addition to countless illegal steps through the trails.

Before the Migration Colombia headquarters in Orinoquia, which includes the border Arauca, Guainía, Vaupés and Vichada, 37 Venezuelan soldiers arrived.

Twenty-six soldiers arrived in the department of La Guajira (north), against six in the Caribbean region, in the Andean region 7, in the western zone 6 and another arrived in Antioquia, whose capital is Medellín.

The managing director of Migration Colombia, Christian Krüger, said Tuesday that some of these soldiers arrive in Colombia with their uniforms and weapons, while others do it civilian and sometimes accompanied by their families.

Therefore, Krüger commented that in this situation several Colombian entities work "efficiently and quickly" in each case that will participate individually.

In addition, he stressed that upon their arrival, they sought refuge and that each case was badyzed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to give them an answer according to the information provided. after a "verification work".

The desertions began on February 23, when a group of volunteers tried to bring in Colombia and Brazil humanitarian aid collected by an international coalition and aimed at alleviating the crisis in the country. Venezuela.