US Sends Warships Toward Venezuela to Combat Drug Threats, Reuters Says
US navy soldiers on the deck of the USS Gravely.
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The US will send three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela in the next 36 hours to address what Washington sees as the threat from drug cartels, Reuters reported, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.
The ships are the USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and USS Sampson, Reuters said, citing the people.