The US military has conducted a number of deadly attacks on boats it claims were linked to Venezuelan-led narcotics smuggling<\/p>\n
The US will soon\u00a0start bombing alleged drug cartel targets on land, US President Donald Trump told reporters in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
\nThe announcement comes amid a massive US military buildup in the Caribbean, which Washington says is aimed at curbing Venezuelan-led drug trafficking. Caracas has denied the accusations, arguing that the US is using them as a pretext to justify invading the resource-rich South American nation.
\nIn recent months, Washington has killed more than 80 people in strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that it claims were smuggling narcotics.
\n\u201cAnd we\u2019re going to start doing those strikes on land, too. You know, the land is much easier,\u201d Trump said at the White House. \u201cWe\u2019re going to start that very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump: \u201cWe’re going to start doing those strikes on land too. You know, the land is much easier\u2026We’re going to start that very soon.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/ewRRzRsRff\u2014 The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) December 2, 2025 <\/p>\n
He did not expand on where or when the strikes would take place.<\/p>\n
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Asked to elaborate, Trump added that Washington could expand the strikes to any country allegedly smuggling drugs into the US, specifically mentioning Colombia.
\n\u201cAnybody that\u2019s doing that and selling it into our country is subject to attack,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Trump declares Venezuelan airspace closed<\/p>\n
The US military deployment in the Caribbean waters off Venezuela, which has now reportedly reached upwards of 16,000 personnel, has been accompanied by increasing political pressure on Caracas.
\nIn recent months, Washington has offered a $50 million bounty for information leading to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and greenlit clandestine CIA operations in his country.
\nMaduro has denied the drug trafficking allegations, accusing the US of \u201cfabricating a new war\u201d and regime-change operation aimed at seizing Venezuela\u2019s vast resource reserves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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