"The Trump administration is waging war of sorts against Venezuelan drug gangs and has authorized the CIA to undertake covert operations within the country: That revelation came from Donald Trump himself, who confirmed this week that he had given permission for his foreign intelligence service to act inside another country. It was a fairly unusual admission these orders are usually closely guarded state secrets."
"Trump has maintained a particular interest in Venezuela, more than most other Latin American nations. Where the US President has merely flexed his muscles on trade issues with other nations in the region, throughout his 2024 election campaign and second presidency, he has labeled Venezuelan migrants as criminals, sought mass deportations of them back to their homeland, and decried the activities of Venezuelan gangs and drug cartels. Trump's grievances have since converged on Maduro himself."
"In August, the US increased the reward for information leading to Maduro's arrest to $50 million (around 43 million). Things escalated further in September when the US began launching naval strikes against alleged drug smuggler boats in the Caribbean. At the start of October, Trump declared the US was in a "non-international armed conflict" with drug cartels. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video"
The US has authorized CIA covert operations inside Venezuela and publicly confirmed that authorization. The admission revived memories of past clandestine US interventions in Latin America and allowed Nicolas Maduro to accuse the US of attempting regime change. President Trump has focused intensely on Venezuela, labeling migrants criminals, seeking mass deportations, and repeatedly linking Maduro to criminal groups. The US increased a reward for information leading to Maduro's arrest to $50 million and initiated naval strikes on alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean. Trump declared a 'non-international armed conflict' with drug cartels, and several strikes have killed dozens of people.
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