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DOJ's office of legal counsel has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers—beyond just those designated as militants by Trump admin, sources say

US Avoids Offering Details on "Phase Two" of Military Operation Against Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean The White House on Monday avoided offering details about the possible activation of a "phase two" of the US military deployment in the Caribbean Sea against drug cartels. During a press conference, presidential spokesperson Karoline Leavitt indicated that she would not go into "details about the specific proposals" of the president, but reiterated Washington's position regarding the Maduro regime. "We have been clear: the Maduro regime is illegitimate. Trump has taken very strict measures to combat drug trafficking and prevent drugs from entering our country from Venezuela," Leavitt stressed. - @EVTVMiami

Federal forces arrested Nelson Arturo Echezuria Alcántara "Nelson" in Mexico City, the leader of the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua in Mexico.

In Culiacán, Federal and State Forces intercepted hitmen who had kidnapped an escort of Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, confronted them, killed a gunman and wounded and arrested two others.

President Trump ordering another lethal strike on what his administration calls a "narco-trafficking vessel affiliated with Designated Terrorist Organizations" off the coast of Venezuela. The administration claims "our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics, the people onboard were narco-militants, and they were operating on a known narco-trafficking transit route." he admin promises the strikes will continue until "the attacks on the American people are over."

Secretary of War: Earlier this morning, on President Trump's orders, I directed a lethal, kinetic strike on a narco-trafficking vessel affiliated with Designated Terrorist Organizations in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility. Four male narco-militants aboard the vessel were killed in the strike, and no U.S. forces were harmed in the operation. The strike was conducted in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela while the vessel was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics - headed to America to poison our people

The Trump administration has told Congress the U.S. is in a formal “armed conflict” with drug cartels labeled as terrorist groups, calling suspected smugglers “unlawful combatants.” — NYT

Venezuela will declare a state of emergency and external unrest throughout the country in response to what it considers a threat and possible aggression by the United States. This was announced by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez during a meeting with the diplomatic corps.

Armed hitmen attacked a DEFENSE base in Loma de Hoyos, Apatzingán, Michoacán. The Mexican army is responding with an armed helicopter.

Thousands of demonstrators in Buenos Aires clashed with police while protesting the torture and murder of two young women and a teenager—a crime that was allegedly recorded and live-streamed on social media by a drug gang

The U.S. Department of Justice indicts senior Sinaloa Cartel officials on narcoterrorism charges.

The M/V Ocean Trader, a highly customized roll-on/roll-off cargo ship converted into a special operations command center and “mothership” operated by U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC), was spotted today in the Southern Caribbean Sea off the coast of the U.S. Virgin Islands, roughly 400 miles from Venezuela

Police raid 'Circus House' in Centralia, arrest 14 people on drug charges

Trump 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.

Доминиканская Республика сообщает о нападении США на судно с наркотиками у ее берегов.

Diosdado 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.

The 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.

@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

In 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.