Overview
- President Donald Trump publicly confirmed the U.S. destroyed a pier area in Venezuela used for loading narcotics but declined to say which agency carried it out.
- U.S. outlets citing unnamed officials said a CIA-operated drone struck a remote muelle believed to serve the Tren de Aragua; sources reported no casualties.
- Venezuelan authorities condemned months of U.S. pressure yet offered no confirmation of damage at the site referenced in Trump’s remarks.
- The strike extends a campaign that has stationed MQ-9 Reapers in the region and targeted suspected drug boats in international waters, with more than 100 reported deaths.
- Venezuela’s military separately reported destroying an illicit aircraft in Apure, while Mexico’s president urged a greater United Nations role in mediating the crisis.