The Trump administration has already made the decision to strike military facilities inside Venezuela and attacks could take place at any time now, according to a new report.
The strikes seek to "decapitate the hierarchy" of the Cartel de los Soles, which U.S. officials claim is ran by top members of the Maduro regime, the Miami Herald claimed. The outlet cited officials saying they believe cartel exports amount to 500 tons of cocaine every year.
Sources didn't tell the outlet whether Maduro is a target, but warned that his time is running out. "Maduro is about to find himself trapped and might soon discover that he cannot flee the country even if he decided to," one of them said.
"What's worse for him, there is now more than one general willing to capture and hand him over, fully aware that one thing is to talk about death, and another to see it coming."
The Wall Street Journal also reported on Friday that President Donald Trump has been presented with a list of potential strikes inside Venezuela.
The outlet detailed that the targets are considered nexus between the Nicolas Maduro regime and drug-trafficking organizations, including the Cartel de los Soles. They include military ports and airports, as well as naval facilities and airstrips.
The outlet noted that Trump hasn't made a final decision yet, but he has publicly suggested the current military campaign would go from conducting strikes against alleged drug boats in the ocean to others in land.
The focus of the escalation, it added, would be to convince Maduro to step down. "The President is prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our homeland," White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told the WSJ in a statement.
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