Venezuelan military conducts civilian weapon training sessions
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is reportedly drafting plans to strike drug traffickers inside Venezuela , potentially in weeks, marking aPresident Trump has yet to approve any of the attack plans, but the move comes in response to concerns that Venezuela strongman President Nicolas Maduro, has failed to stem the flow of drugs from his country into the US and elsewhere, Initial plans include the use of drones to strike leadership and members of drug trafficking cartels as well as labs, according to the report, which cited four sources familiar with the plans.
“We’ll see what happens,” Trump said earlier this month when asked about whether he would support strikes inside the South American Country. “Venezuela is sending us their gang members, their drug dealers and drugs. It’s not acceptable.”Trump has announced at least three strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug boats since Sept. 2, killing at least 17 people. While the administration hasn’t presented clear evidence to the public that those vessels were carrying drugs, an official in the nearby Dominican Republic claimed at a press conference that there were drugs detected in the water near one of the boats after a strike.Last month, the US government rolled out a $50 million bounty for information leading to the arrest of Maduro. Privately, Maduro has told intermediaries that he would be willing to make some concessions to the US government to stop the attacks, according to the report.Since the attacks earlier this month, the US has moved at least eight ships to the region and dispatched multiple F-35 fighter jets, the Pentagon said.Venezuela, once an oil-rich country that is now mired in poverty, is subject to heavy sanctions from the US government. Several weeks ago, Maduro inked a letter to Trump encouraging him to pursue dialogue. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted the missive. “Frankly, I think there were a lot of lies that were repeated by Maduro in that letter, and the administration’s position on Venezuela has not changed,” Leavitt told reporters on Monday. “We view the Maduro regime as illegitimate, and the president has clearly shown that he’s willing to use any and all means necessary to stop the illegal trafficking of deadly drugs from the Venezuelan regime into the United States of America.”Trump rages at bombshell report alleging FBI had 274 plainclothes agents in crowd during Capitol riotCandace Cameron Bure freaked out when filmmaker wanted to edit her ‘aging’ neck for role: ‘Back to therapy’See All Conspiracy Theorists Are Locked In On ‘Snake Eyes,’ A 1998 Movie Featuring The Assassination Of A Character Named Charles Kirkland
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