The U.S. military has killed at least 21 people in recent strikes on small boats off the coast of Venezuela — attacks President Donald Trump says are part of an “armed conflict” with drug cartels. But according to data and experts cited by The New York Times, the operation is unlikely to significantly disrupt the flow of cocaine or fentanyl into the United States, since Venezuela plays only a marginal role in the global drug trade.

  • Bridger@sh.itjust.works
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    The us law enforcement machine has never wanted to stop the flow of drugs to the USA. What they want to do is profit from it.

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      America has one of the largest drug economies in the world. If they wanted to fix the drug problems they’d ask why Americans feel the need to use in the first place