US President Trump has authorized a covert CIA operation in Venezuela, citing the release of prisoners and mental patients into the US and the flow of drugs as primary reasons. He suggested the measures aim to increase pressure on Caracas, while Venezuelan President Maduro denounced the move as a CIA-orchestrated coup. Tensions escalate as US forces engage suspected drug-smuggling vessels.
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