U.S. guided-missile cruiser crosses Panama Canal, warships deployed to Venezuela

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USS Lake Erie, a U.S. guided-missile cruiser, crossed the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Caribbean.
The U.S. deployed warships near Venezuela as part of an anti-drug trafficking operation.
Venezuela responded by deploying 15,000 security forces to its Colombian border and patrolling its waters with drones and navy ships.
President Maduro claimed to have mobilized over four million militia members in response to U.S. threats.
The U.S. has accused Maduro of leading a drug cartel and doubled the bounty for his capture to $50 million.
President Trump has directed the Pentagon to use military force against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations.
Mexico stated it would not accept U.S. military forces on its territory.
The Trump administration designated eight drug trafficking groups as terrorist organizations, with six from Mexico, one from Venezuela, and one from El Salvador.

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