US President Donald Trumpannounced that his country destroyed a “large facility” last week inside your campaign against a drug trafficking network led, according to Washington, by Venezuelaalthough He did not specify whether the attack occurred within Venezuelan territory..
“we just destroyed… a large plant, or a large facility, from which ships leave. Two nights ago, we destroyed it. So we hit them hard“Trump said on Friday in an interview on a radio podcast that was picked up this Monday by US media.
This Monday after meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, the president insisted that “there was a big explosion from where they supply the canisters with drugs. A big explosion. We hit the canisters and now we hit the implementation area. It no longer works.”
#URGENT | Trump on attack in Venezuela:
“There was a big explosion from where they supply the canisters with drugs. A big explosion. We hit the canisters and now we hit the deployment area. It’s not working anymore.” pic.twitter.com/kae5CiphyP
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The president did not specify the nature of the installation and until now his administration has not echoed the coup. If confirmed, It would be the first ground attack in one anti-drug campaign which until now has been developed in international waters of the Caribbean.
Trump made these statements in a conversation with the republican billionaire and owner of the WABC radio station in New York, John Catsimatidiswhile both commented on the US military actions against vessels in the Caribbean to dismantle a alleged drug trafficking network led by what the United States calls the Poster of the Sunswhich would be controlled by the Venezuelan government.
For several weeks now, Trump has been warning that within the framework of his pressure campaign against the Administration of Nicolás Madurowhich has involved the destruction of thirty boats and the death of more than 100 of their occupantsWashington was going to begin attack ground targets.
US officials cited by The New York Times They stated that the president was referring to a drug production plant in Venezuela and they specified that this was destroyed last wednesdaywithout going into details.
Until now, the White House has not responded to EFE’s queries about the operation and whether this action It would open a new front in Washington’s pressure on Maduroto which Trump and his Administration accused of being the leader of a drug trafficking networksomething that Caracas denies.
Since the summer, the United States has maintained an extensive air-naval deployment in the Caribbeannear Venezuelan waters, which, it claims, is intended combat drug traffickingbut which Caracas interprets as “threats” and an attempt to bring about a regime change.
The tensions escalated after Trump’s announcement of a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers that move to and from the South American country, and the confiscation of two ships transporting Venezuelan crude oil in recent weeks.
