Overview
- President Donald Trump said U.S. forces destroyed a coastal loading area used to put drugs on boats, declining to specify which agency carried out the strike.
- CNN and The New York Times, citing unnamed officials, report the CIA conducted an early‑December drone attack on a remote pier allegedly used by Tren de Aragua, with sources saying the site was empty and no deaths occurred.
- The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Venezuela’s state drone maker EANSA and its president for facilitating Iranian Mohajer UAV sales, part of new designations targeting Iran‑Venezuela arms ties.
- Venezuela’s armed forces said they destroyed an unmarked light aircraft near the Colombia border in Apure, presenting the action as part of anti‑narcotics operations.
- U.S. maritime strikes on suspected narco‑boats continue in international waters, with reports citing more than 30 vessels destroyed and over 100 deaths, and Trump noted he recently spoke with Nicolás Maduro without progress.