WASHINGTON, Oct 25 : US President Donald Trump is considering plans to target cocaine facilities and drug trafficking routes inside Venezuela, though is reportedly undecided on the course of action to take, three security officials told CNN.

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s move to greenlight the deployment of the Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier strike group from Europe to the Caribbean, along with a strong buildup of troops, and Trump’s nod to the CIA to conduct covert ops in the Latin American nation, had all indicated towards a major military escalation against Caracas by Washington on Friday.

However, Trump has not ruled out diplomacy to tackle the issue of drug peddling into the US with Venezuelan authorities, even after Washington and Caracas had effectively cut off all commu

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