Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stated Venezuela is a victim of Colombian drug trafficking with 'no collaboration on that side, we have to do all the work,' according to an X post by AlertaMundoNews during the reporting window from 9:16 PM to 11:45 PM UTC on January 2, 2026. The statement follows a U.S. missile strike on an alleged drug cabin in the Guajira desert between Venezuela and Colombia, reported earlier on January 2 by Spanish newspaper El Mundo via X, as shared in a prior report covering 8:16 PM to 9:15 PM UTC that day. An X post by ConflictsW during the current window referenced Maduro's interview addressing the strike on Venezuelan territory. U.S. military activity continued with ground ignition of a KC-130J aircraft, as shown in an X post by MeteoAero within the 2 hours 29 minutes period ending 11:45 PM UTC. This comes after U.S. Fleet Forces Command reported flight operations aboard USS Gerald R. Ford in the Caribbean earlier on January 2, supporting U.S. Southern Command.
