The U.S. military is deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to help fight the Latin American cartels, coming shortly after two Venezuelan military aircraft flew close to a U.S. Navy ship in the region.

The Department of Defense (DOD) has ordered 10 F-35 fighter planes to be deployed to Puerto Rico to help combat the drug cartels, a source familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation.

On Thursday, two “[Venezuelan President Nicolás] Maduro regime” aircraft flew near a Navy ship in international waters, with the Pentagon characterizing it as a “highly provocative move" that it said was "designed to interfere with our counter narco-terror operations.”

“The cartel running Venezuela is strongly advised not to pursue any........

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