What's behind escalation in US war on drug cartels?

05/09/2025 15:02 France 24

The Pentagon said two Venezuelan military planes flew near a US Navy vessel in international waters Thursday in a "highly provocative" move that marked a new escalation in the standoff over Washington's Caribbean deployment. It comes after US forces blew up an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, killing 11 people. France 24's Kethevane Gorjestani takes a look at what is behind the stepping up of Washington's war on drug cartels in the region.

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