The Ministry of Defense confirmed on Thursday evening that two Venezuelan planes flew in the area of an American navy ship in international waters. The incident, which the Department called a ‘very provocative relocation’ comes when the Trump administration increases its anti-Narco terrorism.
“Today, two military planes flew in Maduro regime near an American navy ship in international waters. This very provocative step was designed to disrupt our counter-narco-terror operations,” the Ministry of Defense wrote in a statement Posted on X. “The cartel with Venezuela is highly advised not to pursue any further effort to hinder, scare or disrupt or disturb counter-narcotics and terror operations of the US Army.”
On Friday, Reuters reported that the US 10 F-35 fighter jets to an airport of Puerto Rico as part of his efforts to combat drug cartels.
Tensions between Venezuela and the US continue to escalate. The Pentagon said on 4 September that two Venezuelan planes flew over an American navy ship in international waters. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via Reuters; Brian Snyder/Reuters)
STrump’s strike on cartel ship for Venezuela sends warning to Maduro: ‘No Sanctuary’
The actions of Venezuela followed an unprecedented US Marine Strike on a cartel -processed ship on Tuesday. The Trump government later said that 11 members of the infamous Venezuelan gang tren the Aragua-one killed terrorist organizational organizations in the strike.
Prior to the strike on Tuesday, American efforts to prevent cartels and international gang organizations had largely taken place in the form of seizure and fear activities. However, the strike seemed to indicate that the Trump administration shifted to a harder new approach.
Video images showed the ship shortly before it was destroyed. (@realdonaldtrump via Truth Social)
Rubio says that Trump wants to ‘wage war’ at Venezuelan drug traders: ‘Blow them up if that is what is needed’
On Thursday, during a visit to Ecuador, State Secretary Marco Rubio announced that two gangs were re -classified as foreign terrorist organizations. Rubio also brought the involvement of Venezuelan leadership in drug trafficking. He condemned Nicolás Maduro as a “accused drug dealer” and a “fugitive of American justice”.
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, Parade in a military vehicle during celebrations for the Independence Day, in Caracas on July 5, 2025. (Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty images)
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“Maduro is being charged by a large jury in the southern district of New York. That means that the southern district of New York has presented the evidence to a large jury, and a large jury has charged him. And then a replacement indictment came from that was about one and a half years ago, who said, who said, who said, who said, who said, who was detailed, who said, argued,” “Brabo years ago,” said, “” Brabo’s, “argued,” “” Brabo, “”. “So, number one, leaves no doubt about it, he, Nicolás Maduro, is a accused drug trafficking in the United States and he is a fugitive of American justice.”
Rubio also seemed to indicate that the US and his allies were working on this harder approach to cartels and international gang organizations. He said that “cooperative governments” would help the US to identify drug traders and “blow them up, if that is what is needed”.
