WASHINGTON, November 14. /TASS/. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that the United States are launching Operation Southern spear to combat drug cartels.
"Today, I’m announcing Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR," Hegseth said on X, adding it will be led by the Southern Command of the US army, whose area of operational responsibility includes Central and South America, the Caribbean region, and as well as a joint force specially created for this operation. "This mission defends our Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our Homeland from the drugs that are killing our people. The Western Hemisphere is America’s neighborhood - and we will protect it."
CBS earlier said quoting sources that Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces Dan Caine on Wednesday presented Trump with a report on measures against Venezuela that could be taken by the US military "in the coming days" without providing details. The Pentagon, in response to a request from TASS, declined to comment on this publication. White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said the United States intends to continue using force, aimed, according to her, at suppressing drug trafficking in the Caribbean region.
