MADRID, 19 (EUROPA PRESS)
The United States asserted Tuesday that it is prepared to use "all" its resources to curb drug trafficking from Venezuela after the Pentagon deployed warships to the region and Caracas followed suit by deploying millions of militiamen to the country, citing a "peace plan" to combat external threats.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated at a press conference that US President Donald Trump "has been very clear and consistent" regarding Venezuela. "He is prepared to use the full force of American power to stop the flow of drugs into our country and bring those responsible to justice," she said when asked if he plans to deploy troops to Venezuelan territory.
During his speech, he reiterated that Nicolás Maduro's "regime" is "not a legitimate government of Venezuela," in the eyes of the Trump administration, but rather "a narco-terrorist cartel." "He is a fugitive leader of this cartel, accused in the United States of drug trafficking into the country," he added.
Earlier this month, the U.S. government set the reward for information leading to the arrest of the Venezuelan president €43 million
Washington justified this decision, according to the Prosecutor's Office, because "the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has seized 30 tons of cocaine linked to Maduro and his associates and almost seven tons linked to the Venezuelan leader himself," while its ministry "has seized more than $700 million (almost €600 million) in assets linked to Maduro, including two private jets, nine vehicles, and much more."
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