American warships to patrol international waters around Venezuela while Trump promises to stop cartels

The US military has sent destroyers and thousands of navies to Venezuela while President Donald Trump doubles fatal drug cartels, according to information.

At least three destroyers of guided missiles Aegis – USS Gravely and USS Jason Dunham among them – are part of the mission, two American officials anonymously said on Tuesday at the Associated Press.

Another official told Reuters that the deployment, which could soon happen, implies around 4,000 navies and soldiers “in several months”, supported by spy planes, warships and a submarine so that international waters and sky are covered.

Tuesday’s massive operation marks a spectacular escalation in Trump’s thrust to block fentanyl and drug pipelines fueling the American overdose crisis.

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He also intervenes while the administration called the Venezuela regime a “narco-terrorist cartel” and demanded that President Nicolás Maduro be held responsible.

Asked about this latest distribution of military ships, the press secretary of the White House, Karoline Leavitt, said on Tuesday that the president “had been very clear and coherent” to use “each element of American power to prevent drugs from flooding in our country and translating legal officials”.

During a White House press briefing, she added: “The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela. It is a narco-terrorist cartel. Maduro is a fugitive chief of this cartel who was charged in the United States for drug trafficking in the country.”

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The Attorney General Pam Bondi announced last week a reward of $ 50 million for information leading to the arrest of Maduro. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, included via Getty Images)

The Attorney General Pam Bondi also announced a historic award of $ 50 million for information leading to Maduro’s arrest – more than the triple of the $ 15 million offer unveiled for the first time in 2020.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice says that it has already seized more than $ 700 million in assets linked to the besieged dictator, including two private jets and nine luxury vehicles.

Maduro, accused in New York in 2020 on the accusations of narco-terrorist conspiracy and cocaine, hung on to power with military support and allegedly with the support of Russia, China and Cuba.

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Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro is looking forward to the “Great World March on August 17, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Alfredo Lasry R / Getty Images)

In a television address on Monday, he swore that Venezuela “would defend our seas, our heavens and our lands”, rising pressure like “the bizarre and bizarre threat of a decline empire”.

The Pentagon has already deployed two warships in the region to dissuade drug trafficking and secure the border.

The application of the Immigration Act was also reinforced against members of alleged gangs like Tren of Aragua, MS-13 in Salvador and six groups in Mexico.

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In February, Trump appointed these foreign terrorist organizations and imposed radical sanctions on Maduro, describing it as a dictator.

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum was also urged by Trump to cooperate more on security and tighten the cartels. So far, Sheinbaum has rejected the suggestions for military intervention.

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.