The report follows a series of American attacks on boats claimed to have been carrying narcotics off the Venezuelan coast

The administration of US President Donald Trump has produced a top-secret legal opinion authorizing the use of force against a list of drug cartels, going beyond those officially designated by Washington as terrorist groups, CNN has reported, citing multiple informed sources.

In recent weeks, the US has sunk at least four boats it claimed were carrying narcotics off the coast of Venezuela, killing more than 20 people. The president of the oil-rich Latin American nation, Nicolas Maduro, has denied Washington’s accusations of…

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