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Venezuelan security forces have detained several Americans in the past few months since Donald Trump ordered U.S. troops to begin attacking suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and intercepting suspected sanctioned oil tankers leaving the country.
new york times To quote a U.S. official He told news outlets that the State Department was considering listing two Americans as wrongfully detained, including a traveler from Staten Island named James Luckey-Lange. The identities of other Americans imprisoned in Venezuela have not been made public. Some detained Americans face legitimate criminal charges, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. of the times source.
The United States has been escalating political and military pressure for months on the government of Nicolás Maduro, which the Trump administration accuses of being controlled by the Cartel del Sol, a drug-trafficking organization led by Maduro himself.
U.S. military strikes targeting small vessels operating in the Caribbean have killed more than 100 people since this year. The Trump administration claims the ships are used for drug smuggling but has not publicly provided evidence. The White House has yet to ask Congress for authorization to use military force in the region, but efforts to introduce a war powers resolution to limit the government’s strike have not been successful.
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