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Venezuela: Trump Says US Struck Another Alleged Drug Vessel
The U.S. military increased operations in the Caribbean targeting Venezuelan cartel drug boats, resulting in three strikes and multiple casualties, as part of a strategic effort against narcotics trafficking.
- President Donald Trump announced that U.S. naval forces sank three alleged drug-running boats off the coast of Venezuela on Monday and earlier this month.
- The strikes focus on a Venezuelan drug trafficking group known as Tren de Aragua, which was labeled a terrorist entity by the U.S. under Trump's administration earlier this year amid worsening tensions between the two countries.
- The U.S. deployment includes approximately 4,500 personnel, eight warships, F-35 jets, and amphibious assault ships operating in the Caribbean to combat narcotics trafficking.
- Trump said the targeted boat carried cocaine and fentanyl and warned Maduro to 'Stop sending drugs into the United States,' while Maduro called the attack a 'criminal attack.'
- The strikes have heightened regional concerns and risks of direct conflict, with Trump pledging continued action against drug traffickers and Maduro mobilizing Venezuelan forces in response.
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US President Donald Trump announced today that the US has "eliminated" a third Venezuelan ship for allegedly transporting drugs.
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Two strikes have already taken place to fight drug trafficking. Maduro sees it as a "military aggression".
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President Donald Trump said that U.S. military forces have attacked three ships that, according to him, were transporting drugs from Venezuela. So far, two boats were known to have been attacked.
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