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US military deploying forces to southern Caribbean against drug groups

The deployment targets Latin American drug cartels labeled as global terrorist organizations amid a 375% increase in gang member arrests, reinforcing U.S. national security efforts.

  • The United States has initiated the dispatch of military aircraft and naval vessels to the Southern Caribbean region to address threats posed by Latin American drug trafficking organizations.
  • This deployment follows President Trump’s directive last week to prepare military options against cartels designated as global terrorist organizations.
  • The deployment, expected to continue over several months, includes P-8 reconnaissance aircraft, warships, and attack submarines carrying out surveillance activities in international airspace and waters.
  • The U.S. doubled its reward to $50 million for information leading to Nicolás Maduro's arrest, accusing him of heading the Cartel of the Suns, which Marco Rubio called “a drug-trafficking logistics organization.”
  • This deployment highlights Trump’s emphasis on combating drug trafficking organizations within a broader strategy to strengthen border security and reduce migration flows, although legal authorities warn of possible issues under both U.S. and international legal frameworks.
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The U.S. began deploying 4,000 agents—mainly Marines—in the waters of Latin America and the Caribbean to fight drug cartels, as well as reinforcing their presence with planes, ships, and missile launchers.The information was first revealed by the U.S. news network CNN, which cited two sources of U.S. defense, and then corroborated by other local media.The media assigned to this surveillance mission includes a nuclear submarine, P8 Poseidon recon…

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U.S. News broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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