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Vanessa BushalterBBC NEWS

Leman Pasquale/Epa/Shuttertstock man in the form shows a civilian woman, in a helmet as shooting with weapons. A woman holds a weapon in which she has a number 412 while the man points to her. Leman Pasquale/EPA/Shutterstock

Venezuelan civilians are trained in police to respond to perceived threats

US President Donald Trump has resumed his accusation that Venezuela sends members of gangs and drugs to the United States, which, he said, is “unacceptable”.

The tension between the two countries was high, as the United States launched warships on the southern Caribbean on what officials stated were counter-narcotic operations.

As part of this deployment of the United States Launched an attack on a boat that is being said to transport drugs from VenezuelaKilling all 11 people aboard.

Asked by the journalist on Sunday whether the US will now “start strikes on the mainland Venezuela”, Trump replied: “We will see what will happen.”

Speaking to journalists in New Jersey, the president said that Venezuela “sends us his members of gangs, drug dealers and drugs.”

He said the maritime movement on the South Caribbean has decreased significantly “since the first strike.”

Experts raised questions about the legality of the attack on September 2 to allegedly a narcotic loop, saying that this may have violated international law.

Two days later, Venezuela replied that the flight of two F-16 fighters over the US Navy destroyer.

It made Trump warn that any Venezuelan planes that put “us in a dangerous situation” would be beaten.

After a short lull, the tension rose again on Saturday, when Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gill accused the US forces of landing the Venezuelan vessel.

Gill said the vessel he called “a small, harmless” fishing boat, was confiscated “illegally and hostile” for eight hours.

Venezuela's Ministry of Information "Carmen Rosa" Apparently, it seems to be in the harbor. Several men can be seen on board the ship. It is painted in dark -blue and white colors.Venezuela’s Ministry of Information

Venezuela’s Ministry of Information released a photo of a vessel that was said that it was confiscated within eight hours

In their statement, the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed that those who ordered to proceed, “seeking the incident to justify the escalation of the war in the Caribbean in order to change the regime” in Caracas.

The US and many other countries, including the UK, did not recognize Nicolas Maduro’s re -election in July 2024, indicating the evidence collected by the opposition by independent observers who show that his rival Edmund Hanzalez won the landslide elections.

US officials also accused Maduro of conducting a drug cartel called the Cartel of the Sun and there is Offering a reward of 50 million dollars (37 million pounds) for information leading to its capture.

Maduro denied these charges and accused the US of the “imperialist step” to abandon it.

He called on the Venezuelans to enlist the police, the forces consisting of civilians, which were used mainly to increase the number in political actions and parades.

The public sector employees report that they are pressured.

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