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The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Key Global Developments – September 16th

U.S. Intensifies Campaign Against Venezuelan Narcotics Trafficking

In a striking escalation of its efforts to combat drug smuggling in the Caribbean, the United States has launched a second military strike against Venezuelan vessels suspected of carrying narcotics into American territory. President Donald Trump publicly confirmed the operation via Truth Social, claiming to have personally ordered the attack on a vessel loaded with cocaine and fentanyl.