The Biden administration spent years pretending Venezuela was only America’s problem when it came to migrant caravans and collapsing democracy. Then President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office and immediately shifted the global balance of power with a series of decisive military actions. Now one coastal Venezuelan city is living through the aftermath of a crackdown that shattered its illegal economy and exposed the regime’s secret police.
Güiria, a small port city of about forty thousand residents, has been transformed almost overnight. For years, the town functioned as a launch pad for smuggling routes that moved drugs, consumer goods, and untaxed products through the Caribbean. Locals openly admit that these underground networks kept their shops, homes, and families afloat while the socialist Maduro regime drove the rest of the country deeper into poverty.
But when United States forces carried out targeted strikes on narcotrafficking vessels, the city’s lifeline vanished instantly. According to residents speaking to Reuters, the ripple effect was brutal. One shopkeeper admitted the only reason any stores had customers recently came from temporary government aid. The merchant explained that, “There was only movement in stores recently because of government bonus payments; otherwise, there’s no money circulating.”
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