WASHINGTON.- In the midst of the climate of tension with Venezuela, the president of the United States, Donald Trumpwarned that any country that produces and traffics drugs to its country “is subject to attack“.
“I’ve heard that Colombia, the country of Colombia, produces cocaine. They have manufacturing plants, okay? And then they sell cocaine to us,” he added.
“Yes, anyone who does that and sells it to our country is subject to attack, not necessarily only Venezuela“He told the press during a meeting with his Cabinet at the White House.
Trump: Ground attacks on Venezuelan cartels will begin soon
Trump reiterated that attacks against drug cartels in Venezuelan territory they will begin “very soon.”
He insisted that although Venezuela has been worse than most, there are other countries that also They send “their drug traffickers” to the United States.
Potential attacks on Venezuelan land would mean an expansion of the military operation Southern Spearwhich from September to date has destroyed 21 vessels in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific suspected of transporting drugs, in which 82 crew members have died, the Pentagon reported.
He US military deployment in Caribbean watersone of the largest in recent decades, increased pressure on the government of Nicolás Maduro, whom Trump accuses of leading the Cartel of the Sunsdesignated by Washington as a foreign terrorist organization.
Trump’s criticism of Colombia and Petro’s response
Last October, Trump also dedicated strong criticism against his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petrowhom he points out as a “drug trafficking leader.”
Likewise, it suspended US aid to that country for its alleged inaction in the fight against drugs.
In response, Petro denied the accusations and called Trump “rude and ignorant.” with Colombia.”
In front of his Cabinet, Trump once again defended the legality of the operations and warned that the United States has the right to defend itself from the “wave of drugs” that the cartels send to its territory.
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