‘Stop sending drugs,’ said the Republican in response to a journalist who asked him what message he wanted to send to President Nicolás Maduro
The president of the, said on Tuesday (16), that his country “eliminated” three vessels in total in front of the day after confirming a second US attack on speedboats that allegedly trafficked drugs. “We actually eliminate three vessels, not two, but [vocês] They saw two, ”Trump told reporters before leaving for a state visit.
“Stop sending drugs to the United States,” he said in response to a journalist who asked him which message he wanted to send to the Venezuelan president ,. The US government has not immediately provided further details about the exact location or the date of this third attack.
An initial US attack on a speedboat suspected of transporting drug traffickers, according to Donald Trump, left eleven killed on September 2 in the Caribbean, where the United States sent military forces. The Republican then mentioned on Monday, on his social truth platform, another attack “in the area of responsibility of Southcom”, the US military command for South America and the Caribbean.
This attack killed three Venezuelans “narcoterrorists,” he said in a message accompanied by a video showing a stalled speedboat with people on board, exploding on the high seas.
The United States accuses Maduro of leading a drug trafficking network, the Los Soles cartel, whose existence is the subject of debate. “There is a ongoing military aggression and Venezuela is authorized by international law to face it,” Maduro said during a press conference on Monday.
The country will exercise its “legitimate right to defend itself,” warned Maduro, who called the US accusations of “lies” and said that cocaine exported to the United States, the world’s largest consumer, moved mainly by the Pacific and the ports of Ecuador.
*With information from AFP
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