The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced this Tuesday a new attack on a drug boat off the coast of Venezuela. On this occasion, The offensive has left a total of six dead. This was communicated by the president in a message on his own social network, Truth.
“Under my Permanent Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War ordered a lethal kinetic attack against a ship affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) that conducts drug trafficking in the area of responsibility of the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), off the coast of Venezuela,” he said.
“The intelligence confirmed that the ship was trafficking narcoticswas associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks and traveled along a known OTD route. “The attack took place in international waters and six male narcoterrorists on board were killed.”
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Furthermore, he wanted to explain that “no members of the United States Armed Forces were injured.”
This constitutes the sixth attack on one of these vessels since the beginning of September. The first occurred at the beginning of September, with the destruction of a boat from Venezuela linked to criminal group Aragua train, causing 11 deaths among alleged drug traffickers.
In subsequent operations, at least two other similar incidents were confirmed, all involving boats. loaded with drugs such as cocaine and fentanyl, and the death of at least three people due to attack.
His secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, wrote a message on the social network X after one of the last: “We will continue to strike until the attacks on the American people stop!”
For his part, the Minister of Defense of VenezuelaVladimir Padrino López, published a video on social networks in which he warned the US Government: “Do not make a miscalculation when you decide to militarily attack the people of Venezuela“Don’t make that mistake, don’t make that mistake.”
Maduro-Trump Relationship
The president has also threatened to cancel diplomatic contact with the Caribbean country. Before the Venezuelan television cameras, Maduro dismissed the American’s statements: “They report that they do not have diplomatic relations with us, nor do we with you; “You don’t have diplomatic channels with us, neither do we with you”.
Faced with the possibility of the US Army attacking Venezuelan territory, Maduro assures that: “If the gringos threaten, we work harder. If the gringos attack, we will respond, but nothing stops him from work.”
Furthermore, he wanted to convey calm in a moment of full tension. between both nations for the naval deployment that the US keeps near the waters of the South American country to, according to Washington, combat drug trafficking. Caracas denounces that it is a “threat” to promote a “regime change.”