Caracas, May 3 (RHC)-- The President of the Venezuelan Constituent Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, blasted the latest attempt by armed terrorists to infiltrate Venezuela's border by means of a naval invasion from Colombia. 

Cabello said that the incident is still under investigation by Venezuelan authorities, but he vowed, on behalf of the Constituent Assemby, to confront these terrorists that seek to harm the South American nation.

"We must summarize that these are not the only ones who came in the operation.  It is under investigation. There was a confrontation, shots fired.  We don't know if there are people who died at sea, or escaped.  One of the detainees was captured thanks to a non-life threatening gunshot wound.  We don't know if any people died at sea or fled," he said.

"This is a coup financed from the United States, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the government of Ivan Duque, president of Colombia," he said, adding: "We are going to use all the instruments that guarantee our constitution for the defense of the homeland.  We'll use force where it is necessary to preserve internal order.  Those who attack our country will assume the consequences."

The Venezuelan Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday that Armed Forces and Police engaged a group of terrorists attempting to infiltrate Venezuelan territorial waters.  The terrorists were either killed, wounded, or fled after they were confronted by the Venezuelan Armed Forces.