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US sends warships to Caribbean to stop illegal drugs
Source: BBC
US sends warships to Caribbean to stop illegal drugs
2 April 2020
The US says it is sending warships to the Caribbean to stop illegal drugs.
"We must not let the drug cartels exploit the (coronavirus) pandemic to threaten American lives," President Donald Trump said.
The move comes a week after the US charged Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and other senior officials in the country with "narco-terrorism".
It accused them of flooding the US with cocaine and using drugs as a weapon to undermine the health of Americans.
A $15m (£12.5m) reward was offered for information leading to Mr Maduro's arrest.
The Venezuelan government called the US deployment a "diversion" from the current pandemic spreading around the US - and the world at large.
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2 April 2020
The US says it is sending warships to the Caribbean to stop illegal drugs.
"We must not let the drug cartels exploit the (coronavirus) pandemic to threaten American lives," President Donald Trump said.
The move comes a week after the US charged Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and other senior officials in the country with "narco-terrorism".
It accused them of flooding the US with cocaine and using drugs as a weapon to undermine the health of Americans.
A $15m (£12.5m) reward was offered for information leading to Mr Maduro's arrest.
The Venezuelan government called the US deployment a "diversion" from the current pandemic spreading around the US - and the world at large.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52133500