The latest strike was the first carried out since late last year, and is also the first since US forces seized leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a raid on Caracas in early January, bringing him and his wife to the United States to stand trial.

Since September, military has carried out more than 30 strikes against boats that it alleges smuggle drugs

It's the first since the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month.

The latest strike was the first carried out since late last year, and is also the first since US forces seized leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a raid on Caracas in…