THE United States, Colombia and Guyana each used the forum of this week's UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, USA, to express concerns over current hostilities involving Venezuela.

About 17 persons thought to be Venezuelan nationals and alleged by the US authorities to be narco-traffickers were killed on three occasions this month when three small boats were obliterated by weaponry from US warships.

These vessels were assembling in the Southern Caribbean after US President Donald Trump announced an anti-trafficking exercise. The US has put a US$50 million reward on the head of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro whom the US has dubbed a narco-terrorist, leading to speculation about the intentions of the powerful US fleet.