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Murkomen also announced changes within the local police ranks, saying some officers had overstayed in the area and were no longer effectively carrying out their responsibilities because of their own involvement with alcohol.
The Southern Command said the action was aimed at tackling illicit drug trafficking, but did not provide more details in a statement on X.
The announcement comes a week after the US seized an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast. Venezuela has not yet responded to the latest directive. Trump added that Venezuela was "completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America" and claimed the force "will only get bigger" and "be like nothing they have ever seen before."
In a statement on Sunday, October 5, 2025, the regulator termed the allegations false and misleading, saying they were intended to cause unwarranted public alarm.
The suspect was found with 71 rolls of bhang, five sachets of kuber, and 18 tablets of cosmos.
Under the new measures, imported branded drugs will face a 100% tariff unless the producing company is building a manufacturing facility in the United States.
President Petro questioned the necessity of such lethal measures, asking, "Why launch a missile if you could simply stop the boat and arrest the crew? That's what one would call murder."
According to state media, thirteen of those executed on Saturday and Sunday had been found guilty of smuggling hashish, while another was convicted for smuggling cocaine.
The judge is set to instruct the jury on Monday, June 30 after which deliberations are expected to begin. If convicted, Combs faces a possible life sentence on the most serious charges.
The report warns that large volumes of heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine are entering the region through Kenya, South Africa and other ports, while cannabis is widely produced and consumed locally.
A Kenyan woman in Vietnam's most populous city, Ho Chi Minh has been sentenced to death for trafficking over 2 kilograms of drugs through Tan Son Nhat Airport.