US destroys alleged Venezuelan drug boat, killing three
President Donald Trump said the US army had destroyed a Venezuela drug ship allegedly traveling in international waters on the way to the United States.
Trump said on Monday that three men were killed in the “violent drug trafficking cartels” attack. He did not offer any evidence that the boat was carrying drugs.
Recently, Nicolás Maduro, a venezuelala, said that Karakas would defend him against “aggression” and call America’s best diplomat Marco Rubio as “Lord of Death and War”.
The US increased after using warships after using a strike that killed 11 people after the US use of warships to the southern Caribbean.
“This morning, this morning, with my orders, US military forces have been positively identified, extraordinary violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterors against a second kinetic strike.” He said.
“This extremely violent drug trafficking cartels pose a threat to US national security.”
The shipment also contained a video of about 30 seconds showing a ship on a explosion of water.
Rubio defended the first attack on Monday On a boat that is said to carry drugs from VenezuelaBy killing all of 11 people on board, “what needs to start to be, some of these boats should fly up.”
During an interview with FOX News, US Secretary of State represented the US Foreign Minister represented the United States “a direct threat to national security” for allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
Later on Monday, Maduro said that relations with the US were “destroyed by bomb threats”.
“We have a completely broken relationship from the battered periods”.
Venezuela President said the government would use the government’s “full” right “about self -defense.
Legal experts told BBC before That the deadly strike on the first ship in international waters may have violated international human rights and maritime law.
On Sunday, a journalist asked if the US would now start strikes in the motherland Venezuela, Trump replied: “We will see what will happen.”
Speaking to journalists in New Jersey, President said that Venezuela sent us gang members, drug dealers and drugs. “
He said that sea traffic in the Southern Caribbean “since the first strike” has decreased significantly.
Experts, saying that they may have violated international law, asked questions about the legality of the September 2 attack on the alleged drug boat.
Two days later, Venezuela responded by flying two F-16 fighter aircraft on a US navy destroyer.
This is Trump’s any Venezuela jets would “put us in a dangerous situation”.
After a short recession, tensions rose on Saturday, when Venezuela Foreign Minister Yván Gil accused US forces of riding a Venezuela ship.
Gil said that the ship, which he described as a “small, harmless” fisherman boat, was seized “illegal and hostel” for eight hours.
In a statement, the Venezuela Foreign Ministry claimed that those who ordered the guard had been looking for an event to justify the rising war in the Caribbean “for the purpose of regime change in Karacas.
Many other countries, including the US and the UK, In July 2024, Maduro points to the evidence collected by the opposition with the help of independent observers who won the election of his rival Edmundo González by a landslide.
US officials accused Maduro of leading a drug cartel called Suns’s cartel and Providing a prize of $ 50 million (£ 37 million) for the information that led to capture.
Maduro rejected the allegations and accused the United States of accusing of an “imperialist movement”.
He called on Venezuelilar to participate in militias, a force of civilians used to increase the numbers in political rallies and parade ceremonies in the past.
Public sector employees reported that there was pressure to participate in militias.
