Speaking of this, we have to start with the actions Trump has started since taking office. At the beginning of 2025, the United States has made drug trafficking a top priority. The Trump administration has directly labeled some Latin American drug trafficking gangs as "terrorist organizations" on the grounds that these guys not only transport drugs, but also mix up with militants. As a result, the U.S. Southern Command launched the so-called "international anti-drug operation" in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Patrol and surveillance are the norm, but the serious attack began in September. By October 3, this was the fourth time. Every time, it was said that the target was a drug trafficking ship. This time, four ordinary people from Colombia were directly taken in. The Venezuelan side immediately sounded the war readiness alarm, and the entire Western Hemisphere became nervous.

Let's go through the three previous blows first to understand why this time there was such a big fuss. The first strike occurred on September 2. A US warship killed a speedboat on the high seas. It was said that all 11 people on board were killed. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegsese posted on social media at the time, boasting that it was cutting off the drug channel from Venezuela to the United States mainland. The ship slipped out of a Venezuelan port and was carrying more than a ton of cocaine, which US intelligence said was the cargo of the Cali drug trafficking ring. However, the Venezuelan government insisted that this was an excuse fabricated by the United States for regime change. Maduro directly accused Washington of wanting to grab oil resources. A few days after the second strike, three more people were killed in a similar strike. This time the target was still a small boat on the high seas. The US military used drones to launch missiles cleanly. The third time was at the end of September, when the same three people died. The United States insisted that they were "Narko terrorists." However, some people in the international community have begun to question whether these actions are authorized by the United Nations and whether they constitute violations of international law.

The background of these blows is actually quite complicated. Venezuela's economy has been in a mess in recent years, and its oil exports have been stuck by US sanctions. Maduro's government is supported by Russia and China, but border smuggling is indeed rampant. This route in the Caribbean is a popular route for drugs to enter the United States. U.S. customs data shows that drugs intercepted from here will account for more than 30% of the total in 2024. After Trump took office, the anti-drug policy became harder. Hegses, the Secretary of Defense, was a former soldier, and his speech always smelled of gunpowder. He publicly stated many times that these ships not only transported drugs, but also funded anti-American armed forces, which had to be cured by military means. But the problem lies in intelligence. The US military relies on satellites and drones to lock targets, but without verification by ground forces, it is easy to miss. International law experts pointed out that it's no problem to strike on the high seas, but if you kill civilians by mistake, you have to be responsible. This time, you just stepped on a mine.

On October 3, the U.S. P-8 patrol aircraft took off from Florida and locked a small boat out of the waters near Venezuela. Intelligence showed that the ship was carrying several kilos of cocaine, belonging to the armed drug trafficking network. He confirmed in the afternoon at the Pentagon briefing that the operation was used for hell fire missiles, two of which were unfolded, and the entire boat four people were killed on the spot. He said that it was a continuation of the series of operations, aimed at shaking off drug traffickers. U.S. data said that the ship departed from the port of Venezuela and flew to the central Caribbean, radar signals showed armed signs. But the Colombian government soon jumped out, the original dead were all Colombian fishermen, the

Colombian President Gustavo Petro responded the most quickly, and the evening announced that it was ¡°crime¡± and ¡°murder.¡± Petro was a left-wing leader, never cold about U.S. interventionism, he directed the US intelligence error, killed four poor fishermen, and called it anti-drugs. The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted a protest letter, requesting Washington to compensate families, and report to the United Nations Security Council. Petro also climbed at the United Nations General Assembly, saying that the people on these boats were ¡°Caribbean poor youth¡±, not terrorists, the U.S. ¡°war panic¡± tactics would only create more hatred. The Colombian Navy also acted, sent ships to the sea patrol, monitored the U.S. military movement to the domestic

On September 29, Maduro signed an emergency power decree, authorizing himself to mobilize the army against a potential invasion, and on October 3, directed the country into combat readiness, raising the armed forces¡¯ alert level to the highest, offshore and border defense fully opened. On September 29, Maduro signed an emergency power decree, authorizing himself to mobilize the army against a potential invasion, and on October 3, directed the army out of the camp, air base Su-30 fighter jets standing, naval patrol boats out of the sea, border tanks in place. In a national radio speech, Maduro accused the United States of being ¡°armed aggression¡± and ¡°fake news¡±, threatening that any further provocation would be attacked.