The President of the United States, Donald Trump, insisted yesterday that U.S. attacks on drug cartels within Venezuelan territory will begin "very soon." This statement follows an operation against boats in the Caribbean, which the U.S. accuses of transporting drugs. "We know where the bad guys live. We know everything about them. We know the routes they take. And we are going to start with that very soon," the head of state told the press during a meeting with his cabinet at the White House. Trump also warned last week that his armed forces will act "very soon" on land against alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers and announced to pilots and airlines that they must consider Venezuelan airspace "closed in its entirety." An attack on Venezuelan territory would be part of the operation code-named "Southern Spear," initiated by the Pentagon. So far, this operation has destroyed about two dozen vessels in the Caribbean and the Pacific, leaving, according to the U.S., more than 80 people dead, accused of being drug traffickers. "On land, it is much easier."
