Venezuela publishes warships, and drones after us send destroyers accompanied by guides to the area

On Tuesday, Venezuela published warships and drones for patrols in the country’s coast after the United States Send three destroyers To the area to pressure strong president Nicolas Maduro.

In a video on social media, the Minister of Defense Vladimir the Godfather It announced a “large” deployment of drones as well as naval patrols along the Caribbean coast, including “larger ships north in our territorial waters.”

The move comes amid the escalation of tensions with Washington, which sent three corridors from the corridors and 4000 naval infantry towards Venezuela last week to reduce drug trafficking.

On Tuesday, the US source told AFP that President Donald Trump was sending two other ships to the Caribbean Sea to take a decision on drug gangs.

It is scheduled to return in the area in the area next week, which is approved in the area next week.

Despite the dramatic military accumulation, analysts have reduced the possibility of an American invasion or US strikes against Venezuela.

In the streets of Venezuela, many people ignored the threat as the situation.

Maduro, who obtained a third term in July 2024, was marred by allegations of fraud and repression on the opposition, in the features of Mr. Trump since the time of the First Republic in his post, from 2017 to 2021.

But his policy The maximum pressure on VenezuelaIncluding the prohibition of oil that is still in effect, failed to expel Maduro from power.

“I think what we see is an attempt to create anxiety in government circles and force Maduro to negotiate something,” said Phil Gonson, the international crisis analyst, told the Box International Crisis Group.

Since his return to power in January, Mr. Trump’s attacks on Venezuela have mainly focused on the activities of powerful gangs in South America.

Washington, Maduro, headed by Cartel Cartel, accuses Cartiel de Los Sols, who has identified the Trump administration as a terrorist organization.

The United States recently Its virtue doubled To 50 million dollars for the seizure of Maduro to face drug fees. Last year, and The United States seized a plane He belongs to Maduro and brought it to the United States, where the Ministry of Justice claimed that the jet was exported by Florida in violation of US sanctions.

“Strange threats”

Maduro accused Mr. Trump of trying to influence the system change and launched a campaign to register in thousands of militia members. Thousands of civil service employees, housewives and retirees Lined In the capital of Venezuela during the weekend to join the country’s militia after that Maduro called on citizens To respond to “strange threats” by the United States

On Tuesday, Caracas submitted a petition to the United Nations to interfere in the conflict by calling for “the immediate stopping of American military deployment in the Caribbean.”

Venezuela announced on Monday the deployment of 15,000 soldiers on the borders of Colombia to fight drug trafficking.

“Venezuela is a clean area, free of drug trafficking,” Maduro said in his weekly television program. “… free of coca leaves crops, cocaine -free production.”

Interior Minister Diosadado Capello announced that the government is deploying the forces to support security in the states of Zulia and Takira, which borders Colombia.

He added: “Here, we are fighting drug smuggling, here, we are fighting drug gangs on all fronts,” announcing the seizure of 53 tons of drugs so far this year.

In a separate announcement on Tuesday, Defense Minister Badrino said that an ongoing operation in the northeastern corner of Venezuela resulted in the dismantling of shipbuilding basins where criminals intend to “manufacture half of the source and boats to transport drugs in the sea” to the markets in Europe and North America.

Semi -well -known ships – known as the name “NARCO Subs” – You cannot go completely underwater, but it is popular among international drug dealers because they can sometimes wander in detection of law enforcement. Often ships It was monitored in the Colombian waters While heading to the United States, Central America and Europe.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.