On October 18, local time, U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his social platform “Real Social” that: The U.S. military destroyed a “large submarine carrying drugs on its way to the United States.”
Trump said in a tweet that the “drug submarine” was traveling along a drug trafficking route to the United States, and the U.S. intelligence agency confirmed that the submarine was mainly carrying illegal narcotics.
Trump confirmed that Two of the four people on the submarine were killed by the US military, and the other two were deported to their countries of origin, Ecuador and Colombia, respectively, for trial, there were no U.S. military casualties during the operation.
Trump's post also included a video of about 30 seconds. The video shows that the U.S. military attacked a submarine floating on the sea. After the submarine exploded, it emitted smoke and then sank into the water.
This is the first time that survivors have appeared since the United States announced in September this year that it had cracked down on the so-called "drug ships" in the Caribbean waters. Trump confirmed the incident for the first time on the 17th, but did not confirm whether anyone survived the incident, nor did he provide any evidence on the so-called "drug submarine". Earlier media reports said that the US military's operation took place on the 16th.
Recently, the United States has deployed several warships in the Caribbean waters near Venezuela to fight drug trafficking.The Trump administration has previously claimed to sink five so-called “drug ships” and kill 27 “drug traffickers” in the high seas near Venezuela.Recent reports from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration show that Venezuela is not the main source of drugs flowing into the United States.
Venezuela has repeatedly accused the United States of intending to engage in regime change in Venezuela through military threats and military expansion in Latin America.Historically, the CIA has planned, launched or participated in coups in Latin America many times.
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In response to a massive US military operation, Maduro ordered
Against the background of the deployment of U.S. warships near the coast of Venezuela, Venezuelan President Maduro said on the 18th that a plan aimed at defending against the threat of the United States has now been completed.
Washington has accused Maduro of being the head of a drug trafficking group and has deployed a large number of military forces, including invisible fighters and several U.S. naval ships, saying it is part of an anti-drug operation in the Caribbean.
Maduro says Washington is plotting to overthrow his regime.
Trump said he had authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela.
Maduro responded to a large-scale U.S. military operation by ordering military exercises across the country and deploying troops in border areas.In a recording published on the Telegram software, he said: “Today, we have completed a comprehensive defense deployment across the country.”
Source: ningbo evening news