Venezuelan fishermen in the coastal state of Falcón say security crackdowns by President Nicolás Maduro's government are posing a greater threat to their safety and livelihood than recent U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off the country's coast, according to a new investigation published by local outlet Efecto Cocuyo.
The report comes as U.S. forces in the Caribbean continue to carry out a series of lethal strikes on boats Washington alleges were engaged in narcotics trafficking. The campaign has killed more than 50 people since September and forms part of a broader naval deployment that includes the USS Gerald R. Ford.
