Dem hear loud explosions for Caracas about 2:00am (0600 GMT) Saturday, wey sound like aeroplane dey fly pass, AFP reporter report.

The explosions happen as US President Donald Trump, wey don send navy task force go Caribbean, don raise the possibility say dem fit do ground strikes against Venezuela.

Dem still dey hear explosion sounds around 2:15am, but dem no clear where exactly e happen.

Trump on Monday say the United States hit and destroy one docking area wey dem dey accuse na for Venezuelan drug boats.

The Republican leader no talk whether na military operation or CIA carry am out, nor where exactly the strike take place; e just say e happen 'along the shore'.

If true, the alleged attack go be the first known land strike for Venezuelan soil.

President Nicolas Maduro neither confirm nor deny Monday's strike, but e talk Thursday say e open to cooperate with Washington after weeks of US military pressure.

The Trump administration accuse Maduro say im dey head a drug cartel and say dem dey crack down on trafficking, but the leftist leader deny any involvement for narcotics trade, and e claim say Washington dey try overthrow am because Venezuela get the biggest oil reserves wey people sabi for the world.

Washington don ramp up pressure on Caracas by unofficially closing Venezuela's airspace, impose more sanctions and order make dem seize tankers wey loaded with Venezuelan oil.

For weeks, Trump don dey threaten ground strikes on drug cartels for the region, sey dem go start 'soon,' and Monday na the first apparent example.

US forces don also carry out many strikes on boats for both the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean since September, targeting wetin Washington dey call drug smugglers.

But the administration never provide evidence say the targeted boats involve for drug trafficking, and this don spark debate about the legality of these operations.

The deadly maritime campaign don kill at least 107 people in at least 30 strikes, according to information wey the US military release.