Overview

• Maduro said he will launch a plan this week to deploy 4.5 million militiamen across the country, describing them as prepared, activated and armed.
• He urged peasant and worker militias to receive weapons, declaring "Rifles and missiles for the peasant force" to defend Venezuela's territory and peace.
• The United States recently doubled its reward for Maduro's capture to $50 million and announced sanctions tied to the alleged Cartel de los Soles.
• U.S. naval and air forces were reported deployed to the southern Caribbean for anti-drug operations, with figures such as Marco Rubio reported to have confirmed the mission.
• Venezuelan officials asserted a regional posture, with Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello saying forces are deployed across the Caribbean, while official tallies place the militia near 5 million.