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‘Dubious legality’: Retired General weighs in on Trump Caribbean boat strikes
MSNBC· 2025-10-26 23:12
Growing concerns about how far the Trump administration may go in its military actions against alleged drug traffickers in Venezuela. The administration dramatically escalated the military presence in the region by deploying the largest aircraft carrier in the fleet to the waters of South America. This after the US destroyed a 10th boat on Friday.The administration has provided no proof of its claims that this and the other targeted vessels were trafficking narcotics. Joining me now, retired first-star gene ...
Trump threatens military action in Venezuela, escalates Colombia tensions
NBC News· 2025-10-25 23:42
to South America and a massive show of military force as the US campaign against the Maduro regime in Venezuela reaches a new high. Tonight, President Trump with a clear message of force in the Caribbean. >> We stop all drugs virtually from coming in by sea and we'll stop all drugs from coming in by land very shortly.>> The Pentagon now sending the Navy's largest aircraft carrier strike group to the region, the USS Gerald R. Ford. nearly doubling the number of US forces there and adding to the B1 bombers fl ...
“What you are doing is murdering people:” Former Army Captain SLAMS Venezuela boat strike
MSNBC· 2025-10-05 16:36
The Trump administration is now escalating its fight against drug cartels. The Pentagon carried out yet another deadly strike on what Defense Secretary Pete Hexith says was a boat carrying drugs off the coast of Venezuela without providing any evidence. Hexath said the strike, which happened yesterday, killed four people.It is the fourth known US attack against what the Trump administration says are narco terrorists smuggling drugs. But the moves are also raising major red flags to some who say the Trump ad ...
FBI is de-emphasizing domestic terrorism enforcement: Reporter rebukes Kash Patel's opening remarks
MSNBC· 2025-09-16 14:29
Crime Statistics & Enforcement - The FBI received 16,000 submissions to its digital media enterprise and tip lines regarding the Charlie Kirk assassination investigation [1] - The FBI has arrested over 23,000 violent criminals, more than twice the number from the same period last year [6] - Over 6,000 illegal firearms have been taken off the streets [7] - The FBI has identified and located more than 4,700 child victims, a 35% increase from the same time last year [7] - 1,500 child predators have been arrested, a 5% increase from the same time last year [7] - 300 human traffickers have been arrested, a 10% increase from the same time last year [8] - Over 350 members of Trend Arawa, a foreign terrorist organization, have been arrested, a 250% increase from the same time last year [8][9] - The FBI has captured four top 10 fugitives from the FBI's top 10 most wanted list [9] - The FBI is on track to have the lowest murder rate in modern American history, with double-digit percentage decreases [12][13] - The FBI has seized nearly 1,000 kg of meth and cocaine and 1,600 kg of fentanyl, a 25% increase in fentanyl seizures from the same time last year, enough to potentially kill 115 million Americans [16][17] - The FBI has made nearly 60 counter intelligence arrests this year, a 30% increase from the same time period last year [19] - The FBI has seen a 300% increase in domestic terrorism cases opened this year versus the same time last year [22][23] Operational Initiatives - The FBI's flagship operation, Summer Heat, is surging resources to major and mid-major cities to target gangs, transnational organizations, and drug trafficking cartels [14] - Violent crime arrests have increased by an average of 250% in New Orleans and Nashville [15] - The FBI is going after companies that manufacture opioid precursors overseas, including in mainland China, and seizing their cryptocurrency wallets [17][18] - The FBI is combating ransomware and cyber threats, arresting individuals suspected of supporting ISIS, and addressing crimes involving harm to children online [21][22] Resource Allocation - Every district and state has received an increase of almost 1,000 FBI personnel, agents, and special operators [11]
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The Wall Street Journal· 2025-09-11 20:14
President Nicolás Maduro and his allies say that drug trafficking in their country is a fiction cooked up by imperialists in Washington https://t.co/1V0AvhZVXh ...
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Mike Benz· 2025-08-22 19:42
RT Sidney Powell 🇺🇸 Attorney, Author, Gladiator (@SidneyPowell1)MUST listen to this! The taxpayer funded “Institute of Peace” funded also by all war companies was facilitating and instructing drug trafficking! @MikeBenzCyber ...
700 pounds of meth found stashed in cucumber boxes
NBC News· 2025-07-04 03:54
The DEA announcing a huge bust in Georgia that they believe is tied to a Mexican cartel. Look at this. Agents uncovering 700 lb of meth in a tractor trailer.But get this, hitting in boxes filled with cucumbers. You see here, tightly packaged bags of meth being removed from a cucumber box right there. Two individuals have been charged with possession with the intent to distribute the drug.One man also charged with quote illegal re-entry by a removed alien. This incident, as you can imagine, is under investig ...