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Southcom: On Dec. 18, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes on two vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking operations. A total of five male narco-terrorists were killed during these actions - three in the first vessel and two in the second vessel. No U.S. military forces were harmed. #OpSouthernSpear

Chinese Foreign Ministry: We support Venezuela's request for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council

Trump: Drugs brought in by ocean and by sea are now down 94%

Southcom: Στις 17 Δεκεμβρίου, υπό την καθοδήγηση του @SecWar Pete Hegseth, η Κοινή Ομάδα Εργασίας Southern Spear πραγματοποίησε μια θανατηφόρα κινητική επίθεση σε ένα σκάφος που λειτουργούσε από μια Ορισμένη Τρομοκρατική Οργάνωση σε διεθνή ύδατα. Οι πληροφορίες επιβεβαίωσαν ότι το σκάφος διέπλευε κατά μήκος μιας γνωστής διαδρομής διακίνησης ναρκωτικών στον Ανατολικό Ειρηνικό και συμμετείχε σε επιχειρήσεις διακίνησης ναρκωτικών. Συνολικά τέσσερις άνδρες ναρκοτρομοκράτες σκοτώθηκαν και καμία στρατιωτική δύναμη των ΗΠΑ δεν τραυματίστηκε.

Venezuela on Wednesday requested that the United Nations Security Council meet to discuss "ongoing U.S. aggression" against the country, according to a letter to the 15-member body seen by Reuters. A U.N. diplomat said a meeting would likely be scheduled for Tuesday

Today, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned the Cartel de Santa Rosa de Lima, a Mexican cartel. Treasury also sanctioned CSRL's leader, José Antonio Yepez Ortiz. According to the Treasury, most of CSRL's illicit revenue comes from fuel and oil theft

US military aircraft maintain patrols off the Venezuelan coast for the second consecutive day

Trinidad and Tobago asserts that it is not involved in the US blockade of Venezuela.

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López affirms that the Venezuelan Armed Forces will preserve the country's territorial integrity "at all costs".

The United States is imposing a blockade on sanctioned and threatened tankers bound for or leaving Venezuela - @realDonaldTrump

Caribbean Sea: Several @USNavy assets up; with 5x F/A-18s and an E-2 showing

White House: President Donald J. Trump's address to the Nation tomorrow night at 9 pm EST

South Command: On Dec. 15, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking. A total of eight male narco-militants were killed during these actions—three in the first vessel, two in the second and three in the third

Fentanyl will be classified as a weapon of mass destruction via an EO today, Trump says

The Colombian National Liberation Army (ELN), which controls cocaine-producing regions, announced a three-day curfew in these areas in response to Trump's threats.

Ο Πούτιν συνομίλησε τηλεφωνικά με τον Πρόεδρο της Βενεζουέλας Μαδούρο, όπου αντάλλαξαν απόψεις σχετικά με την περαιτέρω ανάπτυξη των φιλικών σχέσεων Ρωσίας-Βενεζουέλας, σύμφωνα με τη συμφωνία στρατηγικής εταιρικής σχέσης και συνεργασίας που τέθηκε σε ισχύ τον Νοέμβριο του 2025. Ο Πούτιν εξέφρασε την αλληλεγγύη του προς τον λαό της Βενεζουέλας και επιβεβαίωσε την υποστήριξή του στην πολιτική της κυβέρνησης Μαδούρο που αποσκοπεί στην προστασία των εθνικών συμφερόντων και της κυριαρχίας έναντι των αυξανόμενων εξωτερικών πιέσεων.

Trump about Colombian President Petro: "Colombia is producing a lot of drugs. He better wise up or he'll be next. I hope he's listening, he's going to be next. We don't like people when they kill people”

2 US Navy F-18 jets are currently circling between Punto Fijo and Maracaibo nVenezuela

Israeli army: After a chase and under the direction of a joint task force of the security agencies: a weapons smuggling ring was foiled on the Egyptian border by means of a drone. At the end of the chase, six suspects were arrested with their vehicles, and 21 kilograms of drugs were seized. They are also suspected of smuggling weapons. The suspects were transferred to the Israel Police for further processing.

The Trump administration is quietly preparing “day-after” plans for a post-Maduro scenario, per senior officials. The options outline possible U.S. actions to manage a power vacuum and stabilize Venezuela, whether Maduro leaves in a negotiated deal or is forced out after U.S. strikes - CNN

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative: "For us, it is also important to maintain a presence on the ground. We are in contact with representatives of the opposition and we also support the fight against transnational organized crime."

The European Union's top representative asserts that Maduro lacks legitimacy and calls for respect for international law.

Politico: Trump does not rule out sending US troops to Venezuela

Politico: Trump may expand military anti-drug operations to include Mexico and Colombia

Federal and state forces arrested Emilio Alejandro El H and/or El Danone, the CJNG plaza boss in Tulum and Playa del Carmen

On Dec. 4, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics and transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific. Four male narco-militants aboard the vessel were killed

Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Wednesday said a radar system installed by the US military on Tobago island is aimed at detecting crude tankers violating US sanctions on Venezuelan oil. Besides oil tankers, Persad-Bissessar said that the radar will detect traffickers delivering narcotics, firearms, ammunition and migrants into Trinidad and Tobago from Venezuela, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s office

Colombian airline Satena temporarily suspends its flights to Venezuela

The Anti-Narcotics Department arrested 2 traffickers in Damascus countryside and seized 165,000 Captagon pills which were concealed in car batteries. The shipment was intended for smuggling abroad

Rep. Jim Himes, top House Intel Dem, who just got briefed on the double-tap strike by Admiral Bradley and chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff. Himes told a group of journalists just now: “What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service.” Himes: “You have two individuals in clear distress, without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States.”