Venezuela starts days of military and ‘electronic warfare’ drills after US strikes on alleged drug boats | Venezuela
Venezuela, the Caribbean Island La Orchila began three -day military exercises, the US military activities in the region, tensions have risen, he said.
The forces deployed for what Washington called anti-drug operations, at least two Venezuelas boats and 14 people allegedly carrying drugs along the Caribbean this month, hit as “unjustified execution” by experts.
Strikes in the region and the deployment of US warships created a fear of invasion in Venezuela, accused of being a cartel leader by President Nicolás Maduro of Washington.
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said that the exercise, which was ordered by Maduro as the Commander -in -Chief, was baptized.
On Wednesday, the US’s “threatening, rude voice,” referring, “Armed drones, surveillance drones, submarine drones with submarine drones will be distributed by air defense … We will implement electronic war actions,” he said.
Public television showed images of amphibious ships and warships deployed from La Orchila, the military base of Venezuela.
The armed forces said that exercises would contain 12 ships, 22 aircraft and 20 small boats from “private sea militias”.
La Orchila Island is close to the region where the US holds and holds a Venezuela Fisherman’s vessel for eight hours at the weekend.
Maduro, which is not recognized by the US and many other countries, promised that Karakas would defend himself against what he labeled as “aggression karşı against his country.
Washington offers an award of $ 50 million for the arrest of Maduro, faced with drug trafficking.
Venezuela asked for an investigation of a US strike on a drug boat that killed 11 people at the beginning of this month.
US President Donald Trump was one of the three Venezuela vessels, he said that his country “overthrow” without detail.
“Someone does not know because they say they carry drugs, but who saw the drugs?” He said.
Cabello told journalists, said authorities have seized more than 60 tons of drugs so far this year.
Like Maduro and other senior officials, Cabello, under the US sanctions, said, “The biggest amount seized since 2010,” he said.
In social media, Trump justified taking military measures by proclaiming that “violent drug trafficking cartels pose a threat to US national security, foreign policy and the US interest rates”.
The US government has published two videos from the boat strike and claims that the murdered people have undisputed evidence that they are human traders of the United States without providing details to support the allegations.
Karakas constantly refused to be a center of trafficking.
