"In explaining the U.S. incursion into Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump accused Maduro and his wife of conducting a "campaign of deadly narco-terrorism against the United States and its citizens," and Maduro of being "the kingpin of a vast criminal network responsible for trafficking colossal amounts of deadly and illicit drugs into the United States." "Hundreds of thousands - over the years - of Americans died because of him," Trump said."
"Experts in regional narcotics trafficking said Trump was clearly trying to justify the U.S. deposing a sitting head of state by arguing that Maduro was not just a corrupt foreign leader harming his own country but also a major player in the sweeping epidemic of overdoses that has devastated American communities. They also said they are highly suspicious of those claims, which were offered up with little evidence and run counter to years of independent research into regional drug trafficking patterns."
U.S. forces conducted an incursion into Venezuela aimed at capturing President Nicolás Maduro, during which more than 50 Venezuelan and Cuban military and security personnel were killed. President Trump labeled Maduro and his wife as running a deadly narco-terror campaign against the United States and called Maduro the kingpin of a vast drug trafficking network, claiming hundreds of thousands of American deaths. Regional narcotics experts expressed skepticism, noting little evidence for those sweeping claims and pointing out that Mexico, Colombia, and fentanyl play larger roles in U.S. overdose deaths. The indictment cites specific alleged acts, including selling diplomatic passwords and ordering violence.
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