The US start taking action to stop suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers on land “very soon”, Donald Trump has said.

“You probably noticed that people aren’t wanting to be delivering by sea, and we’ll be starting to stop them by land also,” he said.

“The land is easier, but that’s going to start very soon,” Trump said, during a speech via video to US military service members. New Feature

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“We warn them: Stop sending poison to our country,” Trump said.

Trump has been evaluating whether to take military action against Venezuela , to combat what the US claims is President Nicolas Maduro’s role in supplying illegal drugs.

Earlier this week the US government designated the Cartel de los Soles, which it alleges is headed by Maduro,

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