US President Donald Trump dismissed any US plans to conduct strikes within Venezuela to curb the drug-trafficking within the region.

This comes after reports emerged that the US is considering plans to target cocaine facilities and drug trafficking routes in Venezuela.

When asked whether the reports are true, Donald Trump said, "No, it's not true."

Last week, US War Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the US Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier strike group, the USS Gerald R Ford, to move from Europe to the Caribbean.

Earlier, US Senator Lindsey Graham also warned that land strikes in Venezuela are a "real possibility", signalling a sharp escalation in Washington's campaign against narco-trafficking networks in Latin America.

Speaking on CBS News, Graham revealed that "President Trump tol

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