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| CIA 'carries out drone strike' on Venezuelan drug port in first US land attack inside the country | |
| 2025-12-30 | |
President Donald Trump confirmed the Christmas Eve strike on Monday, days after he casually discussed in a radio interview the attack on a facility 'where the ship comes from.' The strike, which took place on a port dock authorities believe was the home base of the alleged drug vessels that the US military has been targeting in the Caribbean and Atlantic over the last three months, signaled a further escalation of tensions between the two countries. Multiple sources have now told CNN that the drone strike was carried out by the CIA, after Trump refused to weigh in on the theory. Asked if the CIA had carried out the attack, Trump said: 'I don't want to say that. I know exactly who it was but I don't want to say who it was.' But Trump has previously said that he has authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela. Sources said the strike took place on a remote dock on the coast of Venezuela believed to used by the Tren de Aragua gang to stockpile and transfer drugs. The CIA received intelligence support from US Special Operations Forces. No one was killed and there was nobody at the facility when the attack took place. Trump initially seemed to confirm a strike in what appeared to be an impromptu radio interview Friday. Following the Daily Mail's reporting of the under-the-radar strike, Trump confirmed the launch of land strikes in the region, and said the US struck a facility where boats accused of carrying drugs 'load up.' 'There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs,' Trump said as he met in Florida with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 'They load the boats up with drugs, so we hit all the boats and now we hit the area. It's the implementation area. There's where they implement. And that is no longer around.' It is part of an escalating effort to target what the Trump administration says are boats smuggling drugs bound for the United States. It moves closer to shore strikes that so far have been carried out by the military in international waters in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. Related: CIA: 2025-12-29 Trump casually confirms first land strike on plant in Venezuela: 'We knocked that out' CIA: 2025-12-26 Accused Nat'l Guard Shooter Hit With Federal Murder Charge; US Atty Pirro Says Death Penalty Possible CIA: 2025-12-25 Turkey arrests 115 ISIS members it says were planning Christmas attacks Related: Venezuela: 2025-12-29 Trump casually confirms first land strike on plant in Venezuela: 'We knocked that out' Venezuela: 2025-12-28 All Your Oil Tanker Are Belong to U.S.' CHRISTMAS DAY UPDATE: Bella 1 Belongs to U.S. Venezuela: 2025-12-27 The New Battle for the Americas: Why the Western Hemisphere Is Becoming a Global Flashpoint | |
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