The US president says he intends to expand his crackdown on drug cartels

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he has authorized CIA operations on Venezuelan soil.

The New York Times reported earlier that the decision would allow intelligence operatives to carry out lethal operations against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose government Trump has accused of running "narco-terrorist" cartels and flooding the US with cocaine and fentanyl.

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(RT.com)