美国发起打击委内瑞拉贩毒分子的地面行动,在区域集结和有争议的主张中扩大军事努力。 U.S. to launch land operations against Venezuelan drug traffickers, expanding military efforts amid regional buildup and disputed claims.

总统特朗普(Trump)宣布, 美国将很快开始针对委内瑞拉贩毒嫌犯的陆上军事行动, President Trump announced that the U.S. will soon begin land-based military operations against suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers, shifting from maritime interdictions after claiming 85% of drug shipments have been stopped at sea. 美国在加勒比地区大规模集结,包括美国海军杰拉尔德·福特和南Spear行动下的15 000多名士兵。 自9月以来,南Spear行动已经对可疑的贩毒船只进行了20多次打击,造成80多人死亡。 The expansion follows a major U.S. buildup in the Caribbean, including the USS Gerald R. Ford and over 15,000 troops under Operation Southern Spear, which has already carried out more than 20 strikes on suspected drug vessels since September, causing over 80 deaths. 政府将委内瑞拉的Cartel de los Soles称为外国恐怖组织——马杜罗总统拒绝以这一称号作为政权更迭的借口。 The administration also labeled Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles a foreign terrorist organization—a designation President Maduro rejected as a pretext for regime change. 尚未公布陆地任务的法律理由或业务细节。 No legal justification or operational details for land missions have been released.