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CIA Conducted Drone Strike on Venezuelan Port, Sources Say
Washington, D.C. – The CIA carried out a drone strike on a port facility in Venezuela earlier this month, marking the first known U.S. attack on Venezuelan soil, according to sources familiar with the matter. The target was a remote dock suspected of being used by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to store and ship drugs. The facility was reportedly unoccupied at the time, resulting in no casualties.
The strike, which had not been previously reported, could escalate tensions between the U.S. and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who the U.S. has been actively pressuring to step down.
While some sources indicated U.S. Special Operations Forces provided intelligence support for the operation, US Special Operations Command denied any involvement. President Trump appeared to acknowledge the strike in a recent interview, stating the U.S. had “hit the area…in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs,” confirming it was “no longer around.”
The Trump administration has justified its increased military activity in the Caribbean and off the Venezuelan coast as a counter-narcotics campaign, even drawing comparisons between drug traffickers and terrorist groups like al Qaeda. Officials, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, have framed the strategy as targeting “narcoterrorists” with the same tactics used against terrorist organizations.
One source described the strike as successful in destroying the facility, but largely symbolic as it’s one of many ports used for drug trafficking. The CIA declined to comment. The White House and Venezuelan authorities have not yet responded to requests for comment.
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