The US military could start bombing targets inside Venezuela within a matter of weeks, according to a report from NBC News that was published on Saturday. Sources told NBC that US military officials were drawing up options for striking alleged drug traffickers inside Venezuela, though the report said that so far, no plans have been approved by President Trump. CNN also previously reported that the Trump administration was considering launching strikes inside Venezuela and was considering hitting targets with the goal of weakening Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The US has accused the Venezuelan president of being the leader of a cartel, meaning he could be a potential target. According to numbers released by President Trump, 17 people have been extrajudicially executed in the operations.