
President Donald Trump confirmed the U.S. struck a drug loading facility in Venezuela, describing it as a "major explosion in the dock area." While Trump did not specify which U.S. agency conducted the operation or confirm its exact location, reports suggest it was a CIA drone strike targeting a remote dock used by a Venezuelan gang. Separately, the U.S. military conducted its 30th strike on a drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two individuals, as part of an ongoing anti-narcotics campaign.