Maduro says Venezuela is ready to discuss an agreement to ‘combat drug trafficking’

Published January 2, 2026 6:04am ET



Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that his regime was open to negotiations with President Donald Trump to come to a deal regarding drug trafficking.

Maduro’s admission comes after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean as part of Operation Southern Spear. Maduro announced he was ready to come to an agreement with the United States in an interview on Thursday on Venezuelan state television with journalist Ignacio Ramonet, according to Fox News. 

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