Venezuela launched on Wednesday, September 17, three days of military exercises on the island of Orchila, in the Caribbean, while the United States carried out war vessels in the area, officially for an anti -drug operation, according to AFP.
President Maduro had been accused of “current military aggression” on Monday. Profimedia photo
The US accuses Nicolas Maduro of being in charge of a cartel and offers a $ 50 million reward for capturing the Venezuean president, notes Agerpres, citing the International Agency.
Caracas rejects these accusations and denounces a “aMaintain ”.
“Sovereign Caribbean”
A territory of 43 square kilometers where there is a Venetian naval base, the island is located at 97 nautical miles from the Venezuelan state in Guaira and near the place where the United States has seized a Venezuelan fishing boat for eight hours over the weekend.
“Today, our chief commander (President Nicolas Maduro) ordered us to carry out an exercise, a campaign maneuver called + Sovereign Caribbean + (…) will be an important development of Bolivian navy.”said the Minister of Defense, General Vladimir Padrino Lopez, on national television.
The minister also said that “In the current situation, we must increase our operational training for an armed conflict scenario at sea“, referring to”The massive development of North American ships, destroyers equipped with guided cruise missiles with a power threatening Venezuela, the Caribbean and the entire Latin Native America ”.
Public television showed images with amphibious boats, artillery pieces and Venezuelan war vessels held in La Orchila.
“We have 12 ships, 22 aircraft, including fighter jets (…) 20 small ships of the special naval militia”emphasized the Vice -amiral of the Navy, Irwin Raul Pucci.
Maduro: “an in progress of military nature”
The President of Venezuela said on Monday on the American unfolding that there is an “military aggression” from Washington and that Venezuela is “Entitled by international law to answer.”
Maduro announced that he has positioned 25,000 borders, urging the population to enlist in the militia for “Defense of the homeland”.
Earlier during the day, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello highlighted his country's anti-drug war, accused by US President Donald Trump, praising over 60 tonnes of drugs in 2025, the highest confiscated amount of 2010.
Cabello said the American accusations are “Hard to believe“, insisting that the Trump administration is pursuing”a change of regime“In Venezuela.
Trump said the United States destroyed three boats containing drugs departed from Venezuela. The Caracas asked for an investigation into the first craft attacked last week and did not make specific comments on the last two.
“As for the three boats they mention, we don't know. We don't know. Because they say they were carrying drugs, but who saw drugs? They say the second transportation. From here, from Venezuela, Fentanil is hard to believe.” said Diosdado Cabello.
