US EditionTrump says US will soon take action against Venezuelan drug traffickers on land
The U.S. military has conducted over 21 strikes on drug boats, killing at least 83 people, as part of a campaign to disrupt Venezuelan drug trafficking networks.
- On Nov 27, U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will very soon begin stopping suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers on land, speaking virtually with service members.
- For months the Pentagon has intensified deployments, carrying out nearly two dozen strikes on vessels they said were carrying drugs, killing at least 82 people, as part of Operation Southern Spear.
- Trump told service members, 'In recent weeks, you've been working to deter Venezuelan drug traffickers, of which there are many,' and added, 'We warn them: Stop sending poison to our country,' Trump said.
- The administration has designated the Cartel de los Soles as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week, but legal experts say this does not authorize lethal force.
- Reuters reported on Nov 22 that the U.S. was poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations, while CNN and the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel said no strikes inside Venezuela are currently planned.
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The threats of an American intervention in Venezuela appeared in a discussion of Thankgiving Day between Donald Trump and the American military. "In the last few weeks, you have worked to discourage Venezuelan drug trafficking, which are many. Of course,...
The US wants to move its supposed fight against the "Narco terrorists" in Venezuela from the water to the land. As US President Donald Trump announces, the mission is to begin "very soon".
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has warned Thursday that the Armed Forces will “start very soon” to “stop” the “drug traffickers of Venezuela” by land, considering that military operations at sea have already been a success. “They have probably noticed that people no longer want to deliver (drugs) by sea, and we will begin to stop them by land. Moreover, by land it is easier, but that will start very soon. We warned them to sto…
Their statements take place in the midst of growing tension with Venezuela following the launch of Operation 'South Launch'
The U.S. president also estimated the alleged transportation of drugs by sea that have been stopped, following attacks by his army in Caribbean and Eastern Pacific waters, at 85%.
Donald Trump announces that he also wants to take action on land against Venezuela's drug cartels.
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