US EditionTrump says US will soon take action against Venezuelan drug traffickers on land
President Trump plans to begin land operations against Venezuelan traffickers after nearly 85% of drug shipments were stopped by sea, escalating the U.S. counter-narcotics campaign.
- On Nov 27, U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will very soon begin stopping suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers on land, speaking virtually with service members.
- For months the Pentagon has intensified deployments, carrying out nearly two dozen strikes on vessels they said were carrying drugs, killing at least 82 people, as part of Operation Southern Spear.
- Trump told service members, 'In recent weeks, you've been working to deter Venezuelan drug traffickers, of which there are many,' and added, 'We warn them: Stop sending poison to our country,' Trump said.
- The administration has designated the Cartel de los Soles as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week, but legal experts say this does not authorize lethal force.
- Reuters reported on Nov 22 that the U.S. was poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations, while CNN and the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel said no strikes inside Venezuela are currently planned.
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Palm Beach, United States. U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday night that operations to stop Venezuelan drug traffickers “by land” will begin “very soon,” intensifying tensions with Caracas, as part of Washington’s anti-drug campaign in the Caribbean. Statements were made during a videoconference with U.S. troops on the occasion of Thanksgiving Day, including units participating in the military operation “Lanza del Sur”, active since Septe…
Trump signals land action against Venezuela 'very soon'
The U.S. has issued the strongest signal yet that it may soon launch a ground operation inside Venezuela. President Donald Trump told American troops that "land action" against the Maduro regime is coming "very soon." The president made the comment during his Thanksgiving call with U.S. troops, praising the Air Force's 7th Bomb Wing for destroying suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean. The military has hit nearly two dozen vessels si…
Trump pledges land operations in Venezuela to start ‘very soon’
US President Donald Trump said his country will “very soon” take military action on land targeting alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers, in what would be a major escalation of Washington’s operations in the region. The Trump administration has for weeks struck boats and killed dozens off the coast of Venezuela, arguing the campaign was stopping narcotics from being ferried to the US. However, Washington’s firepower in the region — including the w…
The White House, which has authorized the CIA to operate in Venezuela, has invoked the alleged role of the Cartel de los Soles in drug trafficking as one of its main assets to justify attacks against alleged narco-lanches in Caribbean waters.
According to the US president, operations could begin soon.
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