President of the United States of America Donald Trump announced the conduct of a ground operation by American troops in the territory Venezuelans to combat drug trafficking.
During his speech, which was broadcast by the White House, he stated that the amount of drugs entering the US by sea is now less than 5% of what it was a year ago.
"We have the Gulf of Mexico, and there are very few boats, very, very few boats. Frankly, there are almost no fishing boats. I don't want to hurt the fishing industry, but it has been so effective. The amount of drugs coming in by sea is now about 5% of what it was a year ago, even less than 5%," he said.
Now drugs are moving overland, Trump said. However, the States plans to address this issue.
"And maybe we'll go to the Senate, maybe we'll go to Congress and tell them about it. But I can't imagine they'll have any objections. In fact, while we're here, I think it's a good idea, Pete (Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of Defense - UNIAN). Go to Congress, tell them about it. What will they do? Say, 'Oh, we don't want to stop the flow of drugs'?" Trump continued.
According to him, drugs kill 300,000 people in the United States per year.
Bombers spotted near Venezuela
Meanwhile The Wall Street Journal reports that American bombers have been spotted in the area of Venezuela. These are B-1 bombers.
"Two B-1 Lancer aircraft took off from Dyce Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday and flew near Venezuela, although they remained in international airspace, according to a U.S. official and flight tracking data," the report said.
It is noted that B-1 bombers can fly at supersonic speeds and carry 75,000 pounds (about 34 tons – UNIAN) of bombs. They can also perform maritime surveillance.
An unnamed US Defense Department official said the planes were not moved to bases in the region because they have a range sufficient to reach any point in the Caribbean.
“Last week, the Air Force and Marine Corps conducted a similar show of force with B-52 bombers and F-35B fighter jets near an island off the coast of Venezuela, where military exercises were held in September. According to flight tracking data, the bombers circled the area and then returned to the United States. The Pentagon described the flights as a “show of force,” the authors add.
Trump and the war on drugs
A few days ago, the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, announced a successful operation by the American military at sea. According to him, it was destroyed. a large submarine with drugs".
"There were four known narco-terrorists on board the ship. Two of them were killed," he said.
Trump added that if he had"allowed that submarine to reach shore, at least 25,000 Americans would have died."
