Washington, Dec 10 (UNI/SPUTNIK) US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet multirole carrier-based fighters, an electronic warfare aircraft EA-18G Growler, and a reconnaissance drone carried out flights near the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday, according to the Flightradar24 portal.

The planes were spotted near the Gulf of Venezuela for a short period of time. The MQ-4C Triton reconnaissance drone was also seen near Venezuela.

The US justifies its military presence in the Caribbean region by the fight against drug trafficking. In September and October, it repeatedly used its armed forces to destroy boats allegedly carrying drugs off the coast of Venezuela. In late September, NBC reported that the US military was working on options for striking drug traffickers inside Venezuela.

In November, US Presid

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