Venezuela condemns the destroyed of the hostile occupation of the hunting ship Border conflict news

The American military action against the Venezuelan boat begins to condemn and deploy forces.

Venezuela accused the United States illegally and the occupation of a fishing vessel in the country’s special economic zone, and the escalation of tensions between Caracas and Washington.

In a statement on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry in Venezuela said that the ship, which carries nine “humble” and “harmful” fishermen, was intercepted by the American destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) on Friday.

The statement said: “The warship has published 18 armed agents who resigned and occupied the small, harmless boat for eight hours,” describing the incident as “a direct provocation through the illegal use of excessive military means.”

This step follows an American military strike last week in the Caribbean Sea region 11 Venezueli was killed It sank a boat that claimed the administration of US President Donald Trump, without evidence, to transport drugs.

Venezuela rejected these allegations, with the Minister of Popular Authority of the Interior Diosadado Capello, who insists that none of the dead was a member of the Trine de Aragua gang, as Washington claimed.

“They publicly confessed to killing 11 people,” Capello said on government television. “Our investigations showed that the victims were not a drug store. A murder was committed against a group of citizens who use deadly force.”

The White House defended the strike, as Anna Kelly spokeswoman described the victims. DrugsAnd saying that Nicholas Maduro is not the legitimate president of Venezuela, “and he is” fugitive. “

Several countries Maduro’s legitimacy denial As a democratically elected leader because of what some considered unfair elections, but the Trump administration did not do so I provided evidence The Venezuelan President was linked to Trin de Aragoa. US intelligence agencies said that there is no sign of coordination between the government and merchants.

Pentagon officials did not immediately respond to the comment requests.

Venezuelan President Maduro announced DeploymentPolice and civil militias across 284 “Battlefront” sites, which enhances the increase of previous forces along the Colombian border.

Speaking from Caribia, Maduro pointed out that Venezuela is ready to defend its waters, saying: “We are ready to fight armed, if necessary.”

The United States also expanded its military presence in the southern Caribbean, where warships were sent and deployed 10 F-35 combat aircraft to Puerto Rico.

Last month, Washington doubled its reward for the information that led to the arrest of Maduro to 50 million dollars, noting the smuggling of alleged drugs and criminal relations, a claim denied by Venezuela, stressing that it is not a drug producing country.