Xinhua News Agency, Washington, September 30 (Reporter Xu Jianmei) US President Trump said at the White House on September 30 that the US government is considering cracking down on Venezuelan drug cartels that smuggle drugs into the United States by land.

In response to a reporter's question, Trump said that the United States would "pay very serious attention" to these drug cartels.

Trump claimed that a large amount of drugs had previously flowed into the United States through waterways, but recently the United States cracked down on many drug trafficking ships, and "drugs entering our country through waterways have been completely eliminated."

According to U.S. media reports, since September 2, the United States has launched three consecutive military strikes in international waters in the southern Caribbean Sea, killing 17 people on three ships.

According to US media reports, since August this year, the Trump administration has also deployed several warships in the Caribbean. The New York Times reported on September 30th that more than 6,500 American troops had gathered in this area.

Several analysts believe that the Trump administration¡¯s measures go beyond the anti-drug scope, leading to a sharp deterioration in long-standing US-Commission tensions.President Maduro said on September 29 that he was preparing to declare a state of emergency in response to the threat of ¡°aggression¡± by the United States.