U.S. military deploys warships and 4,000 Marines toward Venezuela as Trump escalates operations against drug cartels and targets President Maduro’s regime.
The U.S. military has sent destroyers and thousands of Marines toward Venezuela as President Donald Trump doubles down on deadly drug cartels, according to reports.
At least three Aegis guided-missile destroyers — USS Gravely and USS Jason Dunham among them — are part of the mission, two U.S. officials anonymously told the Associated Press Tuesday.
Another official told Reuters the deployment, which could arrive soon, involves around 4,000 Marines and soldiers « over the course of several months », backed by spy planes, warships and a submarine so that international waters and skies are covered.
Tuesday’s massive operation marks a dramatic escalation in Trump’s push to block fentanyl and drug pipelines fueling America’s overdose crisis.
It also comes as the administration called Venezuela’s regime a « narco-terror cartel » and demanded that President Nicolás Maduro be held accountable.
