Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem declared the US seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker a direct hit on Nicolas Maduro's regime, accused of flooding the US with deadly drugs. "It was a successful operation directed by the president," she told Congress, vowing to push back against the narcotics crisis.
In response, the US imposed new sanctions on six additional ships and Maduro's family members, aiming to dismantle his oil-funded drug network. Venezuela blasts it as "international piracy" targeting their resources, amid Trump's threats of further action and military buildup in the Caribbean. Russia offers Maduro support as tensions soar. NBC News
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AFP reports: Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Thursday that the US seizure of an oil tanker the day before targeted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s “regime,” which she accused of trafficking drugs to the United States.
“It was a successful operation directed by the president to ensure that we’re pushing back on a regime that is systematically covering and flooding our country with deadly drugs,” Noem told a congressional hearing.