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Smugglers use a mix of small ports, private yachts and high-speed “go-fast” boats to move mostly cocaine from Venezuela toward Caribbean transshipment hubs and onward—often by island‑hopping to reduce...
U.S. forces have carried out repeated lethal strikes on small boats the U.S. government described as narcotics trafficking vessels since early September 2025; reporting indicates more than a dozen ope...
Available reporting and maps indicate Venezuela is mainly a transit or secondary corridor rather than the primary origin of U.S.-bound cocaine; UNODC maps and analyses show main cocaine flows to North...
Smuggling boats tied to Venezuela are described in reporting as small, fast "flipper" or open fishing-type craft often outfitted with multiple powerful outboard engines — one case cited a roughly 12m ...