US hit a dock in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, Trump says, as Pentagon carries out another deadly strike.
US hit an area in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, Trump says, as Pentagon carries out another deadly strike in the Pacific.
By David D. Lee and News Agencies
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United States President Donald Trump has claimed an attack on a dock in Venezuela that he said was used to load “boats up with drugs”, marking the first known land strike by US forces in the Latin American country since Washington launched its pressure campaign four months ago.
US president says strike in Venezuela targeted a dock allegedly used to load boats with narcotics.
President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that the United States struck a "dock area" that officials believe is used to transfer…
The president said it was a dock area "where they load the boats up with drugs".
The attack is the first known operation since a recent surge of US warships to the region to combat cartels.
Tuesday's strike is the fifth known US attack on a vessel off the Venezuelan coast, bringing the total death toll to 27.
Attack targeted US-bound ‘extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels’ in international waters, Trump says.
