US EditionU.S. warships to patrol international waters around Venezuela as Trump vows to stop cartels
The deployment involves 4,000 U.S. sailors and Marines aiming to disrupt drug trafficking networks tied to Venezuelan and Latin American cartels, including a $50 million reward for Maduro's capture.
- Venezuelan Vice President Diosdado Cabello announced the deployment of 15,000 troops to the Colombia border amid tensions with the United States and accusations of drug trafficking.
- The operation includes drones, aircraft, and rapid-response units, focusing on Zulia and Táchira states, and is named 'Zona de Paz #1.'
- Cabello stated that Venezuela accounts for about 5% of global trafficking flows and rejected ties to cartels, contrary to U.S. claims.
- President Maduro called for a militia enlistment drive to defend sovereignty against U.S. military forces dispatched to the region.
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Venezuela Deploys 15,000 Security Forces to Border States - teleSUR English
The special deployment includes the use of aviation, drones, and boats to fully safeguard Venezuelan territory. On Monday, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced that Venezuela has deployed 15,000 security force members in Zulia and Tachira, two western states bordering Colombia. RELATED: Only 5% of LATAM Drugs Attempt to Leave Through Venezuela: Cabello In a televised press conference, the Bolivarian official said the operation is part of…
The deployment is part of the activation of Zone of Peace Number 1 between the states Zulia and Táchira, bordering Colombia.
Associated Press News
CARACAS (AP) — Venezuela announced Monday the deployment of more than 15,000 troops to reinforce counter-narcotics military and police operations in two regions bordering Colombia, just in times of tension between the United States and the government of Nicolás Maduro.
The former mayor of Caracas, Antonio Ledezma, justified Washington’s maneuver as a “pressure mechanism” toward “a criminal corporation that has been committing a number of crimes.”
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