2 week agoTrump accuses Maduro of running "drug trafficking networks" and defends attacks against "Venezuelan militants" in the Caribbean. "To all the thugs who send drugs to the US, know that we are going to bomb you," he said.
Fourth drug boat attacked by the US was carrying 1,000 kilos of cocaine: Dominican Republic seized the drugs. The drug packages were seized 80 nautical miles south of Beata Island, southwest of the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic reports a US strike on a drug ship near its coast.
3 week agoDiosdado Cabello called on all Venezuelans to join the militia to defend the country, regardless of whether they are Chavistas or not.
Multiple military and intelligence sources told the New York Times: - The Caribbean deployment suggests imminent bombings or commando operations inside Venezuela. - The real U.S. objective in Venezuela is to remove Maduro "one way or another."
FBI Director calls for drug cartels like the Cartel of the Suns to be treated the same as terrorist groups like Al Qaeda
"No, I haven't": Trump denies talks with members of his administration to prepare for "regime change" in Venezuela.
The Pentagon: "F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225 are now in Puerto Rico."
The Pentagon: "F-35 are ready to confront the cartels whose illicit activities have had devastating consequences for Americans for decades."
The Pentagon: US F-35 fighters are already in Puerto Rico to "confront cartels" in the Caribbean.
3 week agoThe US is now targeting "Los Mayos." The Department of the Treasury, through OFAC, sanctioned five individuals and 15 companies linked to the Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. These measures seek to target their financial networks operating along the southern border of the US and Mexico.
U.S. Embassy in New Delhi has revoked and subsequently denied visas for certain business executives and corporate leadership based on involvement in trafficking fentanyl precursors. Statement
Trump warns Congress: US ready to strike again at narco-terrorists. Washington has spoken: the Cartel of the Suns is no longer a "regional" problem. It's a global terrorist threat. Trump has invoked self-defense to attack Venezuelan drug boats.
3 week ago@Dcabellor: We've currently seized 60 tons of drugs in various operations. That's the largest amount we've captured since 2010, six years after breaking with the DEA, the international drug trafficking agency.
Colombian Senate declares Cartel of the Suns a terrorist organization. The Colombian Senate approved on September 16 a proposal that recognizes the Cartel of the Suns as a transnational criminal and terrorist organization that threatens regional security.
El Salvador Navy conducted a high-seas raid, seizing 1.4 tonnes of illegal drugs. Authorities intercepted a major shipment, showcasing the country’s commitment to combating organized crime and maritime drug trafficking
3 week agoIn Acajete, an armed group kidnapped Marco Antonio, 24, while he was traveling with his wife and 4-month-old son. When he resisted, he was shot and forced into a pickup truck along with the vehicle he was traveling in.
3 week ago“Today, the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is announcing a reward offer of up to $5 million under the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP) for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Sinaloa Cartel leader Juan José Ponce Félix, a/k/a “Jesús Alexandro Sanchez Félix” and “El Ruso,” for violating U.S. narcotics laws.”
3 week agoThe army: We seized approximately 5 million Captagon pills during raids in the town of Al-Farzal, Zahle.
3 week agoA 19-year-old man was hospitalized after being wounded by a gunshot after reports of shootings in different parts of Villa Juárez, Navolato
The DEA, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of State announced a $5 million reward for Juan José Ponce Félix, alias "El Ruso," leader of Los Rusos and a key figure in the Sinaloa Cartel. He is accused of drug trafficking, kidnapping, torture, and homicides to strengthen the El Mayo Zambada faction. His group controls the Mexicali corridor and is involved in a violent clash with Los Chapitos.
3 week agoTrump dismisses Maduro's accusations of an alleged invasion and asks him to "stop sending drugs and members of the Tren de Aragua" to the US. "Stop sending the Tren de Aragua to the United States. Stop sending drugs to the United States," he stated.
Trump identifies 23 countries, including China, India, as major drug transit or production hubs: Afghanistan, The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
US Secretary of War after second attack on vessel near Venezuela: "Narco-militants are enemies of the US"
3 week agoTrump claims the boat destroyed near Venezuela was carrying cocaine and fentanyl. "We've collected evidence and evidence. We know what time they left, when they left, what they had."
The US confirms that it will use all government resources to "arrest and deport" the members of the Aragua Train.
Trump: "This morning, at my direction, U.S. military forces conducted a second kinetic strike against positively identified and extraordinarily violent drug cartels and narco-militants."
3 week agoThe US attacks a second vessel carrying alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers, Donald Trump announces.
Marco Rubio: "We don't recognize Maduro as president. More than 50 other countries don't either. That position, that of president of Venezuela, is just a title Maduro gave himself and is illegitimate."
Maduro on US accusations: "What they say is a lie; there are no drug shipments in Venezuela." "There is a set of false narratives to justify an escalation where the goal is to enter and take over Venezuela."
