On December 31, 2025, local time, the Venezuelan National Armed Forces announced that the Chinese military destroyed the 40th drug-related aircraft during a special operation carried out in the southwestern state of Apure, which borders Colombia, and claimed that the aircraft intended to “infringe on territorial sovereignty.”

On December 31, 2025, local time, the Venezuelan National Armed Forces announced that the Chinese military destroyed the 40th drug-related aircraft during a special operation carried out in the southwestern state of Apure, which borders Colombia, and claimed that the aircraft intended to “infringe on territorial sovereignty.”