Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the border
closed on Aug. 19. He said drastic measures were required to stop Colombian
smugglers whom he blames for causing acute food shortages in his country.
Maduro has dispatched thousands of soldiers and declared a state of emergency
along Venezuela’s western border with Colombia. Police and National Guard
troops have carried out mass arrests, deported 1,400 Colombians and have
bulldozed some of their homes on the Venezuelan side of the border. More… 
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Inside Colombia and Venezuela’s Border and Refugee Crisis
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the border
closed on Aug. 19. He said drastic measures were required to stop Colombian
smugglers whom he blames for causing acute food shortages in his country.
Maduro has dispatched thousands of soldiers and declared a state of emergency
along Venezuela’s western border with Colombia. Police and National Guard
troops have carried out mass arrests, deported 1,400 Colombians and have
bulldozed some of their homes on the Venezuelan side of the border. More… 
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