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Hegseth: Campaign against drug traffickers ‘won’t stop with just this strike’
The operation targeted 11 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to disrupt drug trafficking to the U.S., amid deployment of 7 warships and 4,500 personnel in the Caribbean.
- US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced ongoing military operations against cartels following a deadly strike on a Venezuelan vessel that killed 11 people on September 2.
- The US military's strike targeted a vessel allegedly carrying illegal narcotics linked to the criminal group Tren de Aragua, designated as a terrorist group by the US.
- International law expert Mary Ellen O'Connell stated that the September 2 operation violated fundamental principles of international law, asserting that the US had no right to kill the suspects.
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Trump administration says more operations against cartels coming
Senior U.S. national security officials said on Wednesday that military operations against cartels would continue, setting the stage for a sustained military campaign in Latin America even as basic questions about a deadly strike against a vessel from Venezuela remained unanswered.
Hegseth: Narco Boat Strike Is “Only The Beginning”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has remarked that the precision strike on a narco-terrorist cartel boat from Venezuela is just a taste of what is to come. Appearing on Fox News, Hegseth stated “President Trump is willing to go on offense in ways that others have not been. And to send that clear signal to Tren de Aragua, Cartel del Sol, and others emanating from Venezuela.” “We’re not going to allow this kind of activity. You’re poisoning our p…
Hegseth: Campaign against drug traffickers ‘won’t stop with just this strike’
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. military’s campaign against drug traffickers in the Caribbean “won’t stop with just” the Tuesday strike that President Trump said killed 11 “terrorists” on a boat that departed Venezuela. “We’ve got assets in the air, assets in the water, assets on ships, because this is a deadly…
Pentagon Chief Suggests More Strikes on Cartels After US Military Targets Boat Near Venezuela
Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth said more strikes may target narco-terrorists trying to smuggle drugs into the U.S. The post Pentagon Chief Suggests More Strikes on Cartels After US Military Targets Boat Near Venezuela appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
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