Drug trafficking, oil expropriation: US VP JD Vance defends DC's military action on Venezuela
Published on: Jan. 4, 2026, 10:30 p.m. | Source: The Tribune
US Vice-President JD Vance on Sunday defended Washington's military action related to Venezuela, during which they captured the country's president and deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, arguing that the South American nation has played a significant role in drug trafficking and has long used expropriated oil assets to fund what he described as 'narcoterrorist activities'.
