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D_Master81

(2,344 posts) Fri Dec 5, 2025, 08:32 AM Dec 5

How are these "drug boats" reaching the US?

Has anyone asked the regime how these supposed drug smugglers are reaching the US when Venezuela is over 2500 miles from Texas? I admit I don’t know the fuel economy of 1 of these boats but I would imagine that you’d have to be carrying hundreds of gallons of extra fuel on board to be able to reach the US. Nothing in any of the videos shows an inferno that suggests they are carrying that amount of fuel on board.

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How are these "drug boats" reaching the US? (Original Post) D_Master81 Dec 5 OP

The drugs, if they are in the boats, gab13by13 Dec 5 #1

There would have to be fueling boats along the way? Irish_Dem Dec 5 #2

Rule #3 of NYC life is "If you get in an argument with crazy you're going to sound crazy also" GreatGazoo Dec 5 #3

They refuel along the way. Panama etc. Melon Dec 5 #4

Nothing in the world moves that distance in small open boats. marble falls Dec 5 #8

Those hosts don't go directly to the US. They go to Mexico. Melon Dec 5 #15

Our own intelligence says you are wrong gab13by13 Dec 5 #16

Dammit, don't try to ruin the narrative with facts and truth here, we're trying to create a Gulf of Tonkin ... marble falls Dec 5 #5

These boats are not capable of making it to the US. Katinfl Dec 5 #6

They aren't. This isn't about drugs. Happy Hoosier Dec 5 #7

Here... Ping Tung Dec 5 #9

They're NOT!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 5 #10

You mean those "fishing" boats? Ferrets are Cool Dec 5 #11

Exactly. Don't accept the premise these small boats off the Venezuelan coast are carrying narco-terrorists. sop Dec 5 #14

Why not track where the boats unload, and bust them all? Emile Dec 5 #12

Saving survivors?.............. Lovie777 Dec 5 #13

Trump supporters don't always use boats. Norrrm Dec 5 #17

They go to Greg_In_SF Dec 5 #18

gab13by13

(31,243 posts)

1. The drugs, if they are in the boats,

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 08:33 AM

Dec 5

are headed for Europe not the US.

Irish_Dem

(79,834 posts)

2. There would have to be fueling boats along the way?

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 08:35 AM

Dec 5

Right the math doesn’t add up.

GreatGazoo

(4,476 posts)

3. Rule #3 of NYC life is "If you get in an argument with crazy you're going to sound crazy also"

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 08:42 AM

Dec 5

Usually applies on the subway where you see some confrontations. Also applies to propaganda.

Ramping up to bombing and or invading Venezuela has nothing to do with drug traffic.

Melon

(1,091 posts)

4. They refuel along the way. Panama etc.

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Fri Dec 5, 2025, 08:42 AM

Dec 5

The drugs usually go into Mexico and are transported from Mexico to the US by the cartels. Those boats don’t go straight to the US. Colombia does the same.

marble falls

(71,104 posts)

8. Nothing in the world moves that distance in small open boats.

Reply to Melon (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 08:44 AM

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Melon

(1,091 posts)

15. Those hosts don't go directly to the US. They go to Mexico.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #8)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 09:23 AM

Dec 5

gab13by13

(31,243 posts)

16. Our own intelligence says you are wrong

Reply to Melon (Reply #15)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 09:58 AM

Dec 5

The cocaine from Venezuela is going to Europe. Fentanyl comes from Mexico and China .

I left a link for you:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/drug-boats-venezuela-are-mainly-moving-cocaine-europe-not-fentanyl-us-rcna244583

marble falls

(71,104 posts)

5. Dammit, don't try to ruin the narrative with facts and truth here, we're trying to create a Gulf of Tonkin ...

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 08:43 AM

Dec 5

... level of illusion here.

Katinfl

(641 posts)

6. These boats are not capable of making it to the US.

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 08:43 AM

Dec 5

BTW, they blew up another one yesterday right when the hearing was going on. And Hegseth bragged about it. Wha they are doing is murder, plain and simple.

Happy Hoosier

(9,404 posts)

7. They aren't. This isn't about drugs.

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 08:43 AM

Dec 5

It's about oil.

Ping Tung

(4,141 posts)

9. Here...

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Fri Dec 5, 2025, 08:44 AM

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InAbLuEsTaTe

(25,506 posts)

10. They're NOT!!

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Fri Dec 5, 2025, 08:59 AM

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Ferrets are Cool

(22,532 posts)

11. You mean those "fishing" boats?

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 09:02 AM

Dec 5

Damn, I hate this administration.

sop

(17,437 posts)

14. Exactly. Don't accept the premise these small boats off the Venezuelan coast are carrying narco-terrorists.

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Reply #11)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 09:18 AM

Dec 5

Every time the Coast Guard, Navy or some other governmental agency stops, searches and seizes a vessel carrying drugs off the U.S. coast, they hold a very public televised press conference on the dock to display the contraband. They don't blow up drug boats and destroy the evidence, and they sure don't kill survivors clinging to floating wreckage.