According to Cabello, the detainees confessed the shipment was part of a “false flag operation” designed to incriminate Venezuela in international drug trafficking and justify external aggression. “The four detainees are saying they work for the DEA,” Cabello told state television, calling the alleged plan a “maneuver for destabilization.”

Authorities said the boat originated in Colombia’s Guajira region and was connected to a trafficking group called “Los Orientales,” allegedly led by Gersio Parra Machado. Cabello argued that the operation demonstrated Venezuela’s commitment to combating narcotics without resorting to lethal force. “We don’t apply the death penalty,” he said, drawing a contrast with U.S. military strikes on alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean.

  • HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    See, I could see this a ploy agianst the U.S.A. but also I could 1000% see the U.S. doing a false flag op like this…it wouldn’t nearly be the first time.

    We’ll have to wait a little bit and see if it becomes clear whos ploy this. Leaning towards a unhinged DEA op.