Overview
- President Donald Trump publicly confirmed the United States destroyed a pier area in Venezuela that he said was used to load boats with drugs.
- Reporting by The New York Times and CNN says the CIA carried out a drone strike on a site U.S. officials link to the Tren de Aragua, with no casualties reported.
- Venezuela has not issued an official confirmation, while Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello condemned what he called imperial harassment and Maduro avoided the topic in recent remarks.
- Key details remain unclear in public: the exact location, the platform and operator of the drone, and any military role, with Pentagon officials declining to comment.
- The strike aligns with a broader U.S. campaign that has sunk suspected narco‑boats and seized sanctioned tankers, prompting congressional scrutiny and regional calls, including from Mexico’s president, for a stronger UN role.