Heads-up, fam! 🚨 President Trump just dropped the news: the US is about to shift gears and start busting suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers by land, not just at sea. Why? Because smugglers are steering clear of maritime routes, and land interceptions are "easier," according to Trump. Stay tuned—this kicks off very soon.
Earlier this week (Nov 26), the US military flexed its muscle in the Caribbean. B-52H strategic bombers ran tactical drills in international waters off the Venezuelan coast. Before that, the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar en route to the Caribbean, and flight trackers spotted a B-1B stealth bomber near Venezuela in late October (though the White House later denied it).
So what’s in it for South and Southeast Asia? Drug networks are global webs 🌏—the same tech-savvy tactics (think AI checkpoints and drones) used here to monitor the Golden Triangle could inform operations in the Caribbean. Local anti-narcotics squads leverage mobile apps and real-time data to thwart smuggling; now the US is dialing that up on land near Venezuela.
As this land-based crackdown gears up, watch how intelligence, tech, and regional cooperation play out. Will it choke off flows from South America? Time will tell, but one thing’s clear: global drug battles are heating up, and cutting-edge tech is on the frontline. 🚧✈️
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
