The US State Department announced during the 30-minute period ending at 10:16 p.m. UTC on December 29 new visa restriction policies targeting families and associates of drug traffickers and 29 new reward offers for designated narcotics figures, including a record $50 million for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, according to an official @StateDept X post. The statement declared, "President Trump is keeping narco-terrorists OUT," and specified the additions to counter narcotics threats linked to Maduro's regime. This follows President Trump's confirmation earlier on December 29 of US strikes on a Venezuelan dock area and drug facilities in Maduro-controlled territory, as reported in prior periods by X users including @FT and @FaytuksNetwork. X user @FaytuksNetwork stated a "best guess" during the window that intelligence on the dock strike referenced a loading dock for a warehouse, citing @JakeSeattleX19.
