Republican said intelligence services confirmed that the vessel was carrying narcotics ‘over the well -known drug route, on their way to poisoning Americans’
The president of the United States, published on Friday (19) a video on his social network that shows the explosion of a speedboat allegedly used in in international waters. According to him, three people died in the attack. Trump stated that the action took place in the area of responsibility of the Southern Command of the US, which covers Central America, and the Caribbean.
The Republican said intelligence services confirmed that the vessel was carrying narcotics “along a well -known drug trafficking route on their way to poisoning Americans.” The recording shows the speedboat under the sights of a gun and then destroyed by an explosion. “The attack killed three nursery men on board. No member of the American forces was injured,” he said.
Trump had already announced, this month, other attacks on vessels that, according to him, would be linked to drug trafficking and Venezuelan gangs. On September 2, an attack left 11 dead. On the 15th, another would have killed three people. Speaking to journalists this week, the president said the US “destroyed three boats, not two, but you only saw two.”
It is still unclear whether the episode released on Friday corresponds to one of these attacks already informed or if it would be a new offensive-which would raise the total for four destroyed vessels. The United States reinforced its military presence in eight war ships, a nuclear submarine and fighters in Puerto Rico, which generated fear of a possible action against Venezuela.
The Venezuelan government accuses Washington of trying to destabilize the country and promote a regime change. The US does not recognize the as president, accuse him of bonds with drug trafficking and offer a reward of $ 50 million for their capture.
Posted by Felipe Dantas
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