Trump says the Venezuela attacks are about drugs. Data suggests otherwise

The US has conflated drug trafficking with Nicolás Maduro...Washington wants to bring down the drug trafficking and put maximum pressure on the regime as two integrated goals...Small boats usually draw less attention and they can move faster among heavily-patrolled sea routes...Sea interdiction is always difficult and forces new routes to open where US ships might not be patrolling. Drug traffickers are excellent sailors, innovative engineers and masters at logistics.”