Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela are at an all-time high over deadly U.S. strikes in Caribbean waters targeting suspected drug traffickers.

The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago is cautioning Americans to stay away from U.S. government facilities on the twin-island nation.

Trump has moved significant U.S. military assets, including eight warships, about 10,000 troops, a nuclear-power submarine and fighter jets, to the southern Caribbean, close to Venezuela. Earlier this week, the president confirmed he authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out covert operations in Venezuela.

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Venezuela's top ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, once again denounced the U.S. military strikes in Caribbean waters and urged the Trump administration to "stop this madness" during a press briefing with reporters at the U.N. on Thursday.

The helicopters were engaged in training exercises, according to a US official, that could serve as preparation for expanded conflict against alleged drug traffickers, including potentially missions inside Venezuela.

Six separate military strikes on vessels in the Caribbean allegedly targeting Venezuelan drug operations have left at least 27 people dead. Admiral Alvin Holsey, who oversaw the strikes as head of U.S.