WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump claimed his administration had dramatically curtailed drug trafficking into the United States, warning that those responsible could face military-style action, including land strikes.
“We knocked out 96 per cent of the drugs coming in by water, ” Trump said at the White House. “Every one of those boats you see get shot down, you just saved 25, 000 American lives.”
Trump said enforcement efforts were expanding beyond maritime routes. “Now we’re starting by land, and by land is a lot easier, ” he said.
Asked specifically about Venezuela, Trump declined to provide operational details but broadened the scope of potential action. “It’s not only land strikes on Venezuela, ” he said. “It’s land strikes on horrible people that are bringing in drugs and killing our people.”