Venezuela has deployed warships and drones amid rising tensions with the US, which is sending additional naval forces to the Caribbean.
Read moreVenezuela is deploying 15,000 troops to its border with Colombia as US naval forces increase pressure in an anti-drug operation.
Read moreUS warships are deployed off Venezuela to combat drug trafficking, escalating tensions with President Maduro.
Read moreMexico's President Sheinbaum denies an agreement with the DEA on border enforcement against drug trafficking.
Read moreMexico's President Sheinbaum refutes US claims linking Maduro to drug trafficking organizations.
Read moreSeventeen people were killed and dozens injured in a mass shooting at a bar in Ecuador's coastal province, intensifying concerns over rising violence.
Read moreEcuador extradited drug lord 'Fito' to the US, facing charges of trafficking, following his recapture after an escape from prison.
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