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Trump Administration Strikes Another Boat It Says Was Trafficking Drugs

President Trump on Tuesday announced another lethal military strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat off the coast of Venezuela, which killed six people. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, under Trump’s direction,

Opinion

War on the Rocks · 1d

Why U.S. Strikes Against Drug Boats Matter

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US is now in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels, according to Trump memo

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U.S. commander overseeing attacks against alleged drug boats off Venezuela to retire

The Navy admiral who oversees military operations in the region where U.S. forces have been attacking alleged drug boats off Venezuela will retire in December, he and the Defense Secretary announced ...

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Trump confirms the CIA is conducting covert operations inside Venezuela

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Trump Authorizes CIA Operations in Venezuela, Raising Pressure on Maduro

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Trump says Venezuela's Maduro offered 'everything' to ease tensions

Venezuela's leftist leader Nicolas Maduro has decried any attempt by Washington at "regime change" and criticized "coups d'etat orchestrated by the CIA."

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Trump threatens a Venezuela escalation and Pentagon press walk out

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CIA spies can be sent to Venezuela

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Exclusive-Federal drug prosecutions fall to lowest level in decades as Trump shifts focus to deportations

The number of people charged with breaking federal drug laws dropped to the lowest level in decades this year after the Trump administration ordered enforcement

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Trump’s cartel crackdown gains ‘powerful political leverage’ with El Mayo guilty plea

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, is set to face the rest of his life behind bars as the Trump administration ramps up its efforts to dismantle cartels. Zambada, 75, confessed in a Brooklyn, New York, courtroom Monday that he ...

Drug Smugglers Change Supply Routes to Evade U.S. Warships

With the United States surging its military presence in the region and bombing boats, countries in the Caribbean are seeing more flights carrying illegal drugs.

Exclusive-US revokes visas of over 50 Mexican politicians in new drug war front

The U.S. government has revoked the visas of at least 50 politicians and government officials in Mexico amid the Trump administration's crackdown on drug cartels and their suspected political allies,

IJR

DEA Sweep In 23 States Nets $11M and Over 600 Arrests

A major law enforcement operation targeting one of the world’s most dangerous drug trafficking organizations has resulted in hundreds of arrests across the United States. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) confirmed Monday that more than 600 ...