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US sends warships to Venezuela

2025-08-19 21:24:39Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

US sends warships to Venezuela

Three American destroyers with Aegis commanded missiles will arrive off the coast of Venezuela in the next 36 hours as part of an effort to address threats from drug cartels in Latin America, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Monday.

US President Donald Trump has wanted to use the military to crack down on drug cartels in Latin America that have been designated as global terrorist organizations.

Sources said the ships are USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and USS Sampson.

A U.S. official told Reuters that in total, about 4,000 sailors are expected to engage in the Trump administration's efforts in the southern Caribbean region.

This US official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the additional commitment of military assets to the wider region would include several P-8 spy planes, warships and at least one attack submarine.

The official said the process would continue for several months and the plan was for them to operate in international airspace and international waters.

Naval assets can be used not only to conduct intelligence and surveillance operations, but also as a launching pad for targeted attacks if a decision is made, the official added.

Venezuela's communications ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Without referring to warships, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday in a speech that Venezuela will "protect our seas, sky and lands". He alluded to what he called "the strange threat of a declining empire."

Trump has made cracking down on drug cartels a central goal of his administration as part of a broader effort to curb migration and secure the U.S. southern border.

The Trump administration has already deployed at least two warships in recent months to help with border security efforts and drug trafficking.

The Trump administration designated Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and other drug gangs, as well as the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua, as global terrorist organizations in February, while increasing enforcement of immigration law against suspected gang members.

The Trump administration has also decided to double the reward to $50 million for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world's biggest drug traffickers and of collaborating with cartels to flood the US with fentanyl-enriched cocaine.


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