American war ship enters the Panama Channel towards the Caribbean

Some surprises families observed the passage of the war ship on Pedro Miguel de a lookout.

“I didn’t know the ship would pass. We came by chance and watched it. I was surprised,” Alfredo Cedeño, a 32 -year -old health technician who was with three relatives at the scene and photographed the cruiser with the smartphone.

The United States government accuses Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of leading a drug cartel and increased the reward for its capture to $ 50 million.

Three American-speaking ships are expected to position themselves in international waters in the coming days near the limit with Venezuela, as part of what Washington says they are operations to combat international drug trafficking.

As a counterpart, Caracas announced on Monday the mobilization of 15,000 members of his security forces on the Colombia border for operations against drug trafficking.

In addition, Venezuela reported on Tuesday it will patrol its territorial waters with drones and navy ships. Maduro also stated that the country has 4.5 million militiamen to respond to the “threats” of the United States, but analysts question the number.