The United States Department of Defense initiated the order of displacement of troops and naval units towards the south of the Caribbean Sea
The intensification of the actions against the cartels is a central part of the policies of Trump to restrict migration and reinforce border security in the south of USA. For that reason, a Deployment of air and naval forces in the Meridional Caribbean Sea with the objective of counteract threats from Latin American drug cartelsas reported to Reuters this Thursday.
The President Donald Trumpraised the use of the army to combat drug trafficking organizations designated as global terrorists, and that the Pentagon He received the order to prepare the operational options. In this context, in recent months The administration displayed at least two warships to strengthen control on the border and combat drug traffickingone of the sources reported.
He United States Department of Defense It began the order of displacement of naval troops and units towards the south of the Caribbean Sea, according to the sources mentioned under anonymity. “This deployment aims to face threats to the national security of the United States from narco-terrorist organizations specially designated in the region”Said one of the sources cited by Reuters.
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The US dispute against drug trafficking
To a extent that it reinforced the migratory control actions and pursuit of gang members during February, the Trump administration included the Sinaloa cartel of MexicoVenezuelan criminal groups such as Aragua train and other criminal gangs in the list of international terrorist organizations.
At the same time, another of those pointed out by the US government is the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Madurowho was put a reward for arrest of U $ S 50 million. “To date, the DEA has seized 30 tons of cocaine linked to Maduro and his accomplicesof which almost seven tons are linked to Maduro himself, which represents a fundamental source of income for cartels based in Venezuela and Mexico. Cocaine is usually mixed with fentanyl, which has caused the loss and destruction of innumerable American lives”Said the United States Attorney General, Pam Bondi.
“It is one of the world’s greatest drug traffickers and a threat to our national security. Therefore, we have doubled your reward for 50 million dollars“He added
Nicolas Maduro
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Maduro remains under accusation in the United States for positions of narcoterrorist conspiracy and international cocaine trafficas reported by the Department of Justice. The imputation, presented in 2020represents an unusual action against a foreign head of state.
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