08.09.2025 08:22
A striking move has come from Venezuela, where the U.S. has sent numerous warships under the pretext of combating drug cartels. The police destroyed a secret runway in the rural area of Falcon state, which was allegedly linked to drug trafficking and facilitated the takeoff and landing of aircraft.
According to a report by Telesur, based in Venezuela, the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) announced that an operation carried out in the rural area of Falcon state rendered a runway, allegedly linked to international drug trafficking and used for the takeoff and landing of aircraft, unusable. The statement emphasized that the runway was approximately 500 meters long and expressed that operations against drug cartels in the region would continue with determination.
THEY WILL STRENGTHEN MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION
Meanwhile, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez stated in an announcement to state television that his country would strengthen its military presence in the Caribbean region. Lopez mentioned that the military presence in five states known as the Caribbean front and the Atlantic front would be specifically reinforced, indicating that they were acting on the orders of President Nicolas Maduro.
"NO ONE WILL DO THE JOB WE NEED TO DO"
Lopez reminded that operations targeting drug cartels were ongoing in the Apure state near the Colombian border, warning, "No one will come to do this job for us. No one will set foot on this land and do the job we need to do."
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez also stated regarding the U.S. military presence in the Caribbean Sea, "We know there are serious threats against Venezuela, we know there are attacks against our country. However, it is impossible to stop the production process in Venezuela."
US-VENEZUELA TENSION ESCALATES
U.S. President Donald Trump had previously issued an executive order directing the military to be used more extensively and effectively in the fight against Latin American drug cartels. It has been alleged that Maduro has led the "Cartel de los Soles," which has been accused of drug trafficking to the U.S. for over a decade, while the U.S. Treasury Department designated the "Cartel de los Soles" as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist on July 25.
The U.S. administration announced on August 8 that it had increased the reward for information leading to Maduro's arrest or conviction from $25 million to $50 million. In a statement regarding the potential U.S. intervention on August 18, Maduro said, "We defend our seas, our skies, and our lands; we liberate them, we observe and patrol. No empire can touch the sacred lands of Venezuela and must not touch the sacred lands of South America." It was reported that on Trump's orders, a naval group consisting of a submarine and seven warships sent to the Caribbean region set sail towards the area on August 28.