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Maduro says Venezuela intercepted three drug planes amid US Caribbean deployment
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that his country intercepted three aircraft allegedly used for drug trafficking, coinciding with a major US military operation against narcotics groups in the Caribbean. Caracas has accused Washington of using its deployment as a pretext for regime change.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that his country intercepted three aircraft allegedly used for drug trafficking, coinciding with a major US military operation against narcotics groups in the Caribbean. Caracas has accused Washington of using its deployment as a pretext for regime change.
