A source close to the conversations claimed there have been at least three covert operations within Venezuelan territory in the last three weeks, according to an X post by @OrlvndoA shared between 3:15:59 a.m. and 3:45:37 a.m. UTC on December 30. @OrlvndoA posted the claim during the 29-minute reporting window, citing data from the unnamed source. This follows President Donald Trump's December 29 confirmation of U.S. land strikes on a Venezuelan drug facility and dock area near Maracaibo, as reported in prior coverage. The new claim aligns with a CNN report earlier on December 30 of a CIA drone strike on a coastal port facility this month, the first known U.S. attack inside Venezuela, according to sources familiar with the matter. It also comes after local residents reported two large explosions near Lake Maracaibo earlier on December 30, as stated by @WW3_Monitor citing @AirAssets. U.S. military aircraft activity continues, including an E-3G AWACS and KC-135 tanker mission from Key West to the Caribbean on December 29 night, tracked by @HHunternight, and an MQ-4C Triton from NAS Jacksonville, as noted by @FrozenFrequency.
