I guess the so called “tough guy” illegitimate president of Venezuela isn’t so tough anymore.. He’s now begging with Trump to start negotiations to end the drug trade into the US.
Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro claimed in a new interview that the Caracas government is “ready” to discuss an agreement with the US to prevent drug trafficking following a CIA drone strike last week on a docking area believed to be used by cartels.
“The US government knows, because we’ve told many of their spokespeople, that if they want to seriously discuss an agreement to combat drug trafficking, we’re ready,” the left-wing authoritarian told Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet in a sitdown recorded on New Year’s Eve and broadcast on state TV Thursday.
“If they want oil, Venezuela is ready for US investment, like with Chevron, whenever they want it, wherever they want it and however they want it,” Maduro added.
The US has carried out at least 35 strikes targeting alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific since Sept. 2, killing at least 115 suspected traffickers.
Those strikes are part of a monthslong pressure campaign meant to force Maduro from power, with the 63-year-old under indictment in the US on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and corruption.