Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro deployed 15,000 troops to the country’s western border this week, a move he framed as defense against alleged U.S. threats as Washington and its allies increase pressure on his regime regarding its role in global drug trafficking, Breitbart reported.
Venezuelan state media reported Tuesday that Maduro ordered the deployment of 15,000 “security personnel” to regions near the Colombian border, an operation his government asserts is aimed at combating narco-terrorist groups.
The action comes as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to disrupt cocaine trafficking in the Caribbean, much of which U.S. officials say is facilitated by Maduro’s government.
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