Trump noted: “We will begin conducting ground strikes against the cartels that control Mexico.” He also added that the US has already cut off 97% of drug supplies by sea and is now preparing for military actions on land against the cartels.
Since the beginning of September, the US armed forces have started attacking vessels located off the coast of Venezuela, which, according to Trump, are involved in drug trafficking. On the night of January 3, the US carried out a strike on Caracas, resulting in the detention of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro along with his wife Cilia Flores. Trump does not rule out that military operations against drug cartels may be expanded to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Mexico and Colombia.
