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The US military says it has once again intercepted several suspected drug smuggling boats off the coast of South America sunk, killing five crew members. According to a statement from the US military, the attacks took place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The US military did not provide any information about the exact location. It was said that the boats were traveling on a known smuggling route and belonged to a group that had been declared a terrorist organization. The US military’s Southern Command reported that three “drug terrorists” were killed in one attack on Wednesday, and two more in a second attack on platform X.
Just a few hours earlier, the US military struck another blow announced on X. The troops fired on and sank three ships that were traveling as a convoy on Tuesday. Several people jumped off the boat before US forces sank all the boats. The US Coast Guard was notified to search for possible survivors.
Conflict with Venezuela
Since September, US forces have repeatedly attacked boats belonging to alleged drug smugglers in the Eastern Pacific and in the Caribbean to. At least 110 people have been killed in the new attacks so far.
The USA throw Venezuela to actively promote drug smuggling into the United States and thereby endanger the security of the United States and its citizens. Venezuela’s left-wing nationalist President Nicolás Maduro, however, suspects US plans to overthrow him.
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that the US Military also attacked a “drug hub” in a port area of Venezuela. The attack targeted a remote dock that the US believed was used by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to store drugs and load them onto boats.
The US government classified the Tren de Aragua group as a foreign terrorist organization in February. The Trump administration’s actions are controversial. United Nations experts classify the US attacks as violating international law a. Also Members of the US Congress question the legality.
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