As critics decry President Donald Trump’s lethal strikes against narco-terrorist smugglers on the high seas, the silence surrounding the staggering toll of fentanyl deaths in the United States grows louder—raising the question: whose lives are worth defending?
Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes demanded the preservation of all evidence of the operation against the Red Command gang.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova issued a statement declaring that Moscow was “ready” to act to defend Venezuela.
Two sheriffs and numerous officers were arrested and indicted for allegedly helping traffickers run drugs in the Mississippi Delta.
Lamar Cook, a staffer for Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D), was reportedly fired after he was arrested in connection with a drug trafficking investigation linked to a state office building.
Rio de Janeiro’s Civil Police on early Thursday morning updated the official death toll of Tuesday’s massive police raid against the deadly Comando Vermelho (“Red Command”) drug-trafficking gang from an initial 64 to 121.
A study conducted by the Argentina-based research agency CB Consultora Opinión Pública found that Colombian far-left President Gustavo Petro stood among South America’s lowest-ranked presidents in October.
Wednesday on CNN’s “OutFront,” Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said there were “serious concerns” about the Trump administration’s military strikes on boats in the eastern Pacific.
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), who serves as the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said MAGA voters who cheer the Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats in the eastern Pacific would not like who a potential President Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez chooses to kill.
Venezuelan fishermen from the northwestern state of Falcón confessed to being more fearful of the socialist regime’s persecution than the U.S. military presence at sea, the outlet Runrunes reported Tuesday.
At least 64 individuals died in a massive police raid in Rio de Janeiro against Comando Vermelho, one of the country’s deadliest gangs.
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-CA) said the Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats in the eastern Pacific were a “lawless operation.”
Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro on Monday claimed his regime allegedly dismantled three “CIA terrorist operations” seeking to oust him.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said the U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats were “murder.”
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said the Trump administration starting a war over drug trafficking which was “law enforcement action” did not make any sense.
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on Thursday suggested that the men who traffic drugs on boats should be called “drug trafficking workers” instead of drug traffickers, as the latter is too insulting.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the first nighttime military strike was conducted in international waters against a narco-terrorist smuggling vessel carrying illegal drugs in the Caribbean Sea. Hegseth released video of the attack that killed six Tren de Aragua drug smugglers in the overnight strike announced Friday.
Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro on Thursday attempted to send a message to President Donald Trump in English saying “no crazy war, please.”
In a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s maritime war on narco-terrorism, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the first lethal military strike outside the Caribbean Sea — targeting and destroying a drug-smuggling vessel off Colombia’s Pacific coast.
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for his supporters to join him at an upcoming rally this week that he described as an act of defense against “a monster like Trump.”
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) on Monday called for an immediate hearing into President Donald Trump’s authorization of lethal U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean, citing unanswered questions about their legality, oversight, and the recent early retirement of U.S. Southern Command Commander Admiral Alvin Holsey.
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on Monday urged humanity to “remove” President Donald Trump if he does not “change” in an unhinged interview with Univisión.
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro accused President Donald Trump of being “rude and ignorant” to Colombia after Trump called him an “illegal drug dealer” on Sunday.
President Donald Trump rebuked far-left Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday morning, calling him an “illegal drug dealer,” and announcing the stoppage of payments and subsidies to the country.
Three U.S. B-52 bomber aircraft flew for hours near the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, ABC News reported on Thursday.
President Donald Trump has placed freedom in the Western Hemisphere back on the table. In doing so, he is pointing to a reality that could transform Latin America and strengthen the United States: a free Venezuela, governed by a legitimate democratic leadership, aligned as Washington’s strongest ally.
Under direct orders from President Donald Trump, U.S. forces carried out a lethal strike early Friday morning against a drug-smuggling vessel affiliated with designated terrorist organizations in international waters near Venezuela. The operation killed four male narco-terrorists and intercepted a large narcotics shipment bound for the United States, reinforcing the administration’s aggressive posture on transnational threats to national security.
Following a seizure in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca offloaded more than 12,750 pounds of illicit narcotics with a street value estimated to be worth more than $94 million at Port Everglades, Florida, on Tuesday. The crew also transferred 29 smugglers to federal agents for prosecution.
Authorities have reportedly seized a record one million pounds of cocaine during fiscal year 2025, the news coming as President Donald Trump fights drug trafficking cartels.
President Donald Trump is working to “save American lives,” the latest ad from the Make America Fentanyl Free ad campaign showcases.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil on Friday used his platform at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to once again claim that the United States seeks to end the Venezuelan socialist regime’s “historic liberation project” and steal the country’s resources.
Colombia’s far-left, pro-cocaine President Gustavo Petro called for criminal proceedings against President Donald Trump over recent military strikes against drug-laden vessels in the Caribbean in an unhinged tirade before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro sent a letter to President Donald Trump claiming that he wishes to engage in “direct conversations” with the U.S. amid rising tensions between both countries, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez revealed on Sunday.
Socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro announced on Thursday that his regime will deploy military officials to neighborhoods over the weekend to teach locals how to “handle weapons” in preparation for a supposed incoming United States “invasion” of Venezuela.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury singled out several key leaders and businesses tied to the Mayos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, including a former mayor in the Mexican state of Baja California. The move targets accounts and money laundering operations, including hotels, restaurants, and bars in the popular beach destination of Rosarito, Baja California.
President Donald Trump submitted a “Presidential Determination” document to Congress on Monday that identified 23 nations – including Afghanistan, India, China, Venezuela, and Pakistan – as major producers of illegal drugs, or important transit points on the drug supply pipeline.
Venezuela’s socialist regime released a five-page statement on Tuesday rejecting President Donald Trump’s determination designating Venezuela and other countries as failing to cooperate in efforts to fight drug trafficking.
The White House announced on Monday that the United States carried out another precision military strike against a boat carrying drugs. The attack took place in international waters in the Caribbean “against violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists.”
President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Military had conducted a “SECOND Kinetic Strike” against another Venezuelan narco-terrorist boat that had been carrying “illegal narcotics.”
Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro on Monday refuted the existence of the Cartel of the Suns, which he stands accused of leading, and condemned the United States’ drug-fighting efforts in an interview with the Russian state outlet RT.
