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U.S. military officials are drawing up options to target drug traffickers inside Venezuela, and strikes within that country’s borders could potentially begin in a matter of weeks, four sources told NBC News.

Those sources are two U.S. officials familiar with the planning and two other sources familiar with the discussions. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the plans publicly.

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Striking inside Venezuela would be another escalation in the Trump administration ’s military campaign against alleged drug targets and its stance toward Venezuela’s government.

In recent weeks, the U.S. military struck at least three boats from Venezuela all

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