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U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker, Trump Calls It Counterdrug Win

12/11/2025

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Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary, praised the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela, tying it to U.S. President Donald Trump's counterdrug efforts.
In testimony, Noem described the operation as a success against drug trafficking and said it prevented lethal cocaine from entering the U.S.
Trump confirmed the seizure as significant, and Maduro condemned it as theft and accused the United States of attempting to oust him.

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Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary, praised the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela, tying it to U.S. President Donald Trump's counterdrug efforts.
In testimony, Noem described the operation as a success against drug trafficking and said it prevented lethal cocaine from entering the U.S.
Trump confirmed the seizure as significant, and Maduro condemned it as theft and accused the United States of attempting to oust him.