US EditionNoem Links the Seizure of an Oil Tanker Off Venezuela to US Antidrug Efforts
The Trump administration seized an oil tanker carrying lethal cocaine doses off Venezuela as part of a president-directed counterdrug campaign against narcoterrorism.
- Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas linked the seized merchant oil tanker off Venezuela to the Trump administration's counterdrug efforts during testimony to the House Homeland Security Committee, after U.S. forces took control the day before.
- After the seizure, Venezuela called the action piracy while President Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela, accused the U.S. forces of trying to oust him amid the pressure campaign on Maduro.
- Noem described the U.S. Coast Guard's role as part of `a successful operation directed by the president` and said the seized tanker stopped lethal doses of cocaine from entering the United States.
- The campaign's military buildup and strikes have drawn growing scrutiny from U.S. Congress, while Noem said the seizure was part of `a successful operation directed by the president` and prevented lethal doses of cocaine from entering the U.S.
- With the administration citing drug threats, officials say steps are aimed at stemming fentanyl and other illegal drugs, raising tensions with President Nicolás Maduro, who claims U.S. operations aim to force him from office.
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Secretary of National Security Kristi Noem linked the seizure of an oil vessel off the coast of Venezuela to the anti-drug efforts of the United States in Latin America on Thursday, as tensions with the government of President Nicolás Maduro increase.
Noem links the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela to US antidrug efforts
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday linked the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela to the Trump administration’s counterdrug efforts in Latin America as tensions escalate with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Noem’s assertion, which came during her testimony to the House Homeland Security Committee, provided the Republican administration’s most thorough assessment so far of why it took control of the ve…
The U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, exacerbating the conflict with Maduro. The U.S. President says, "further things are going on.
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