Sources familiar with the matter told CNN the CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, marking the first known U.S. attack inside the country, according to a CNN article shared on X by @IntelWalrus and @kaitlancollins between 1:46 a.m. and 2:45 a.m. UTC on December 30. CNN detailed the strike targeted a remote dock on the Venezuelan coast, with @kaitlancollins posting during the hour-long window that new details would air at 9 p.m. ET. The report follows President Donald Trump's December 29 confirmation of U.S. land strikes on a Venezuelan drug facility and dock area, as previously covered. Separately, @FrozenFrequency reported during the period a U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton aircraft, callsign BLKCAT6(169806), tracking from NAS Jacksonville toward the Caribbean. This comes after residents near Lake Maracaibo reported two large explosions in the sky over the prior hour from 12:46 a.m. to 1:45 a.m. UTC, according to @WW3_Monitor citing local @AirAssets. Earlier FIRMS satellite data searches found no new fire points along the Venezuelan coast related to the strikes, as reported by X users collaborating with @ConflictsW.
