Trump announces that the narcotic fentanyl is classified as a weapon of mass destruction
The US President announced Donald Trump Fentanyl The narcotic A weapon of mass destruction, strengthening his administration’s campaign against drug trafficking cartels in Latin America.
He said Trump while signing the executive order at the White House: "We officially classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. There is no bomb that does what this bomb does. According to our information, 200 to 300 thousand people die every year because of this narcotic substance.".
The executive order stated that fentanyl "Closer to a chemical weapon than a drug"And its manufacture and distribution "They threaten our national security and fuel chaos" In our region and on our borders.
Drug terrorists
Analysts consider that the step is related to a war waged by the Trump administration against the so-called "Drug terrorists"including a military campaign targeting, with strikes, boats that Washington says are used to smuggle drugs.
This campaign has resulted in the deaths of about 90 people since the beginning of September.
But while Trump says that each boat destroyed, of which there are more than 20, saves the lives of 25,000 Americans, these vessels are believed to be transporting cocaine, not the more deadly fentanyl, which is mainly smuggled into the United States from Mexico, not by sea from Colombia or Venezuela.
In parallel with the strikes, the United States is mobilizing its forces in the Caribbean Sea, where it has deployed the largest aircraft carrier in the world and a number of warships, and American military aircraft have also flown over the Venezuelan coast in recent weeks.
Regime change in Venezuela
Trump says that the military deployment aims to combat drugs, accusing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of leading a smuggling cartel.
Caracas denies this, and accuses Washington of seeking To change the regime in Venezuela and control its oil reserves.
The United States has offered a reward of $50 million for anyone who helps arrest Maduro, the political heir to the late leftist leader Hugo Chavez.
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