Greg Myrie

We don't know.

And we should also mention Maria Corina Machado.

She's the Venezuelan woman who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize and has been an opposition leader.

She left the country.

So her exact whereabouts are not known and it's not clear what role she might play.

Well, at this point, we don't know for sure, but the immediate action appears to be over.

Of course, the US still has this large force that was being built up for months, basically since around August.

We're talking about a dozen or more ships, including the USS Gerald IV, the world's largest aircraft carrier.

perhaps 15,000 troops in the region.

So we'll be looking to see if the U.S.

continues with any action against drug smuggling boats, against oil tankers, or if in fact this operation may be over.

NPR's Greg Myrie.

Thank you, Greg.

Sure thing, Daniel.

The U.S.

launched the operation in the middle of the night, with explosions ringing out in the capital Caracas and helicopters crisscrossing the sky.

A couple hours later, President Trump took to Truth Social and wrote, quote,

who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the country.

The president did not provide additional details.

It was not immediately clear who would now be running Venezuela.