US Military Attacks Drug Ship With MQ-9 Drone

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JAKARTA - The US military uses MQ-9 drone and a fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet to paralyze suspected drug dealers near Venezuela's coast.

"Most of the attacks were carried out using MQ-9 unmanned aircraft," the source said, quoted by CNN, Wednesday, November 12.

MQ-9 harus. merupakan pesawat pengendalian jarak jauh yang digunakan oleh militer dan biasanya berjabat dengan rudal Hellfire.

Other attacks were carried out by manned aircraft, including fighter helicopters and AC-130J fighter jets, the source said.

CNN emphasizes to date, "Pentagons have not publicly acknowledged what aircraft or hardware the military used to carry out the attack."

Since early September, the US military has killed 76 people in 19 attacks that have destroyed 20 ships as part of an operation Washington says aims to limit drug flow to the United States.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly stated that his country is currently under the threat of the most serious US invasion in the last 100 years.

Washington accuses Venezuelan authorities of being less active in fighting drug trafficking.

Reportedly, the US Navy deployed eight warships, one nuclear submarine, and more than 16,000 troops into the Caribbean, and in international waters, continuing to neutralize the speedboat carrying a number of people accused of without the basis of smuggling drugs from Venezuela.

According to the New York Times, US President Donald Trump has instructed his government to stop all diplomatic settlement efforts over rising tensions with Venezuela and grant CIA permission to carry out covert operations there.

US media reported that in the next few weeks, the US may begin to carry out attacks on drug cartel targets in Venezuela.

However, on October 31, Trump denied having considered the option.