According to an NBC source, the US is “preparing options” for strikes on alleged drug traffickers inside Venezuela. In the last couple of weeks, Washington has sunk at least three boats it alleges were carrying narcotics off the coast of the Latin American country, killing at least 17 people. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has denied any links to drug trafficking and insists that the attacks were part of a US attempt to overthrow him.
The bombing of Venezuela could happen “in a matter of weeks,” the broadcaster reported on Saturday. However, according to its sources, the measure has not yet been approved by US President Donald Trump. The United States military operation is being discussed in Washington mainly include drone strikes on drug laboratories as well as members and leaders of trafficking groups.
The United States government is considering further escalations because some in the Trump administration are disappointed that the deployment of US warships and aircraft to the Caribbean and attacks on boats did “not appear to have weakened Maduro’s grip on power or prompted any significant response,” one of the sources said.
Trump is “prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country and to bring those responsible to justice,” a senior administration official told NBC.
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| A US Navy's destroyer sailing in the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela. |
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