HUNT THEM DOWN: Commando raids, drones & stealth jets… how Trump could wage ‘land war’ on drug cartels after boat blitz

TRUMP says his forces have hit another boat carrying illegal narcotics off Venezuela’s coast as America’s war on drugs could move to land.

The president praised the Navy’s efforts to ” blow the cartel terrorists the hell out of the water” on Sunday.

Speaking at Naval Station Norfolk while standing beside the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman, Trump hinted at further action inside Venezuelan territory.

“In recent weeks, the Navy has supported our mission to blow the cartel terrorists the hell out of the water… We did another one last night,” he said.

Trump continued, saying inland cartels would be the new targets, threatening to strike inside Venezuela.

“They’re not coming in by sea any more, so now we’ll have to start looking about the land because they’ll be forced to go by land,” he said.

Any potential move would be unprecedented as the US military has never directly attacked cartels in Mexico.

Javed Ali, an associate professor at the University of Michigan, said a direct attack on cartels north of the border would give the president the widest opportunity for action inside Mexico.

He said Trump could also put Article II of the US Constitution into play, meaning the president is free to use the military to defend the US.

Ali said the president could also invoke the War Powers Act, which would give Trump 60 days to carry out military operations before having to seek congressional approval.

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