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president of the United States, Donald TrumpThe United States on Saturday warned “all airlines, pilots, drug traffickers and human traffickers” that Venezuelan airspace “will remain completely closed,” while the US armed forces maintain the largest military presence in the Caribbean since 1991.
“To all airlines, pilots, drug dealers and human traffickers: we ask you to take this into consideration The airspace over Venezuela and its surrounding areas will remain completely closed.. “Thank you for your attention!” The president wrote in a short message on his network: Social truth.
Trump ordered a large military deployment led by the US aircraft carrier Gerald FordThe largest aircraft carrier in the world, as part of an operation to combat drug smuggling.
The American government is accused Nicolas Maduro For being responsible for the “Sun Cartel,” which he described on Monday as a “foreign terrorist organization.”
The new appointment represents A Big legal change For the United States of America. Until Monday, the DEA was responsible for treating this cartel as a drug trafficking group, but since it has been designated as a terrorist group, both the Treasury Department and the Pentagon can act.
Therefore, the United States can now Launching military actions and mobilization of intelligence assets.
Trump spoke by phone with Maduro last week to agree on a possible meeting between them in the United States, it was reported on Friday. New York Times Quoting anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
The call included the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marco RubioThe report issued by the New York newspaper, which did not share further details about what was discussed between the two leaders, added that it did not result in concrete plans for the meeting.
The conversation took place “a few days ago” last Monday, when the State Department classified the “Sun Cartel” as a terrorist group.
Hours before the conversation was published, Trump warned that armed forces deployed in the Caribbean “will very soon begin” arresting “Venezuelan drug traffickers” by land.
Since the beginning of the American military deployment by sea It bombed more than 20 boats and killed nearly 80 people Under the pretext of combating drug smuggling.
Exactly, the newspaper The Washington Post It was reported on Monday that the Minister of Defence, Pete HegsethHe issued the order to “kill all” crew members of the first boat attacked on September 2, which they accused of transporting drugs.
After launching a missile at the boat, the US military, thanks to a drone, verified the presence of survivors clinging to the wreckage.
Upon receiving the order from Hegseth, the special operations commander who supervised the missile launch ordered a second attack in compliance with the instructions of the Minister of Defense, according to two sources consulted by the newspaper.
“The two men were blown to pieces in the water“The newspaper added.
On November 21, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urged “extreme caution” when flying over Venezuela and the southern Caribbean in the face of what it sees as a “potentially dangerous situation” in the region.
In response, Iberia, Portugal’s TAP, Colombia’s Avianca, Brazil’s GOL, Chile’s LATAM, and Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines announced the suspension of their flights to Venezuela.