Behind the Curtain: Venezuela’s ‘Cartels’ and the US Missile Strike Explained

The targeting of a go-fast boat off the coast of Venezuela on September 2 heralded a quantum shift in the US war on drugs from South America. But who are the players, and what impact will the killing of 11 alleged drug traffickers have?Details on the vessel that was destroyed in an apparent missile strike are still sketchy. 

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