President Donald Trump has announced that the US has executed a strike on a dock area associated with alleged Venezuelan drug boats. Speaking to reporters in Florida, Trump described a major explosion that occurred last week, claiming the facility was used for loading drugs onto boats. However, he refrained from disclosing the exact location of the attack or whether US military forces or the CIA were responsible. The Venezuelan government has not issued a response, and the details regarding the territory of the strike remain uncertain.
Since September, the US military has targeted more than 20 vessels linked to drug trafficking, predominantly from Venezuela, in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The recent strike reportedly resulted in the deaths of two narco-terrorists, according to US Southern Command.
Trump has previously hinted at potential land strikes in Venezuela in addition to covert CIA actions aimed at pressuring President Nicolás Maduro. When asked whether the CIA executed this latest strike, Trump declined to confirm, indicating he was aware of the operational details but preferred not to disclose them.
The US military's efforts to curb drug trafficking in the region have intensified, with a deployment of 15,000 troops and various naval assets to the Caribbean—reportedly the largest since the 1989 Panama invasion. This escalation aims to disrupt the flow of fentanyl and cocaine into the United States. Maduro's administration has countered these allegations, denying the US's claims and arguing that the actions are a guise for attempts to oust his government and exploit Venezuela's oil reserves.
Since September, the US military has targeted more than 20 vessels linked to drug trafficking, predominantly from Venezuela, in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The recent strike reportedly resulted in the deaths of two narco-terrorists, according to US Southern Command.
Trump has previously hinted at potential land strikes in Venezuela in addition to covert CIA actions aimed at pressuring President Nicolás Maduro. When asked whether the CIA executed this latest strike, Trump declined to confirm, indicating he was aware of the operational details but preferred not to disclose them.
The US military's efforts to curb drug trafficking in the region have intensified, with a deployment of 15,000 troops and various naval assets to the Caribbean—reportedly the largest since the 1989 Panama invasion. This escalation aims to disrupt the flow of fentanyl and cocaine into the United States. Maduro's administration has countered these allegations, denying the US's claims and arguing that the actions are a guise for attempts to oust his government and exploit Venezuela's oil reserves.
