The official, with knowledge of the case, insisted that the operation was carried out in international waters as part of the deployment developed in the Caribbean in order to combat drug trafficking in the region
An American official affirmed the environment ABC News that the approach and inspection of a Venezuelan fishing vessel was made in international waters and as part of a drug search operation.
The official pointed to ABC News That the staff of the Coast Guard, parked aboard the destroyer of the United States Navy USS Jason Dunham, registered the fishing boat in search of drugs following a track, but found no smuggling.
The administration of Nicolás Maduro denounced on Saturday, September 13 that 18 armed men belonging to the USS Destroyer’s fleet “Jason Dunham” “illegally and hostile” to a Venezuelan tuna vessel in the exclusive economic zone of the country.
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According to an official statement, the incident occurred on Friday, September 12, 48 nautical miles northeast of the La Blanquilla Island. The Venezuelan ship, called “Carmen Rosa” and manned by nine fishermen, was approached for eight hours.
The official, with knowledge of the case, insisted that the operation was carried out in international waters as part of the deployment developed by the US government in the Caribbean, near the Venezuelan coasts, in order to combat drug trafficking in the region.
The operation includes more than 4,000 troops, warships, a nuclear propulsion submarine and F35 aircraft.
*Journalism in Venezuela is exercised in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments arranged for the punishment of the word, especially the laws “against hatred”, “against fascism” and “against blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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