There has been a dramatic increase in the US military presence in the Caribbean near Venezuela

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There has been a dramatic increase in the US military presence in the Caribbean near Venezuela under US Southern Command as President Donald Trump has been expanding the targeting of drug traffickers bringing illicit substances to the US, such as fentanyl.

The Trump administration has so far struck seven boats believed to be driven by narco-terrorists bringing drugs to the US. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth also announced that there would be a new counter-narcotics task Joint Task Force created and will operate near Southern Command. Hegseth commented that it is meant to "crush the cartels, stop the poison, and keep America safe," per Fox News.

The US has deployed Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers and Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter jets to the region and recently conducted a bombing demonstration.

Additionally, there are at least seven US Navy warships as well as a nuclear submarine in the region, a show of force displayed within the sights of the Maduro regime in Venezuela.