Overview
- Trump told reporters there was a “major explosion” at a dock area where boats are loaded with drugs and said the site was “no longer around.”
- The CIA, Pentagon and White House declined to elaborate on his remarks, and Venezuela has issued no public statement.
- U.S. officials privately described the target as a drug facility in Venezuela but provided no operational details or evidence.
- If confirmed, the action would be the first known on‑land strike in a campaign that has included dozens of lethal hits on suspected drug boats and a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers.
- Independent verification is lacking, with unverified reports of an explosion near Maracaibo and at least one anonymous U.S. official calling the president’s announcement misleading.