Washington (USA), Oct. 16 (LaPresse) – Donald Trump confirmed that he authorized the CIA to operate in Venezuela to suppress illegal flows of migrants and drugs coming from the South American nation, however the US president did not mention any intention to remove President Nicolás Maduro, speaking at a press conference at the White House, Trump linked the authorization to efforts to fight illegal immigration and drug trafficking from the country, "We have a lot of drugs coming in from Venezuela, and a lot of Venezuelan drugs come by sea, but we will also stop them on land," said the president, the authorization given to the CIA by Trump was first revealed by the New York Times.