US EditionUPDATE 1-Trump says any country trafficking drugs into U.S. could be attacked
- On Dec 2, President Donald Trump said any country trafficking illegal drugs into the United States could be attacked, raising cocaine from Colombia at a White House cabinet meeting.
- Citing Colombia's cocaine flows, the administration argued Trump cited cocaine shipments tied to Colombia as the policy driver and alleges Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, plays a key role in drug supply.
- U.S. forces have built up in the Caribbean, and the administration has launched missile strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific in recent months.
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro responded with an invitation and a warning, saying `Do not threaten our sovereignty, or you will awake the Jaguar', and noted Colombia destroys a drug lab every 40 minutes without missiles.
- Trump warned of possible land strikes, saying countries sending illegal drugs to the U.S. could face attacks "not just Venezuela," and flagged recent intervention risks in Venezuela.
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US President Trump wants to intensify the fight against drug cartels. He announces soon land attacks in Latin America. The plans provide criticism.
"We know where the bad people live," says US President Trump, looking at suspected drug smugglers. "Very soon," he says, "he wants to launch attacks on the Venezuelan mainland – but not only there.
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The showdown in the Caribbean could go into the next round: Trump named Colombia after Venezuela as another possible target in the fight against drugs.
US President Trump is now accusing Colombia of smuggling cocaine into his country. Russia and the US have not come any closer to the end of the war in Ukraine.
US President Trump does not want to limit himself to Venezuela in the fight against drug smugglers. Colombia's head of state sees this as a massive threat to his country.In the fight against organized drug smuggling from the Caribbean, US President Donald Trump does not rule out targeting other countries alongside Venezuela. He has heard that Colombia produces cocaine in factories that are then sold to the US, Trump said on Tuesday (local time) …
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