CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez is accusing the United States of using anti-drug flights in the Caribbean to spy on Venezuela.
Chavez claims that a U.S. Navy plane that flew into Venezuelan airspace during an anti-drug mission last week was actually involved in reconnaissance.
"They are spying," Chavez said during a speech on Wednesday.
Chavez warned Washington that he would dispatch fighter jets the next time a U.S. military plane violates Venezuelan airspace.
The United States says it is taking steps to make sure its planes don't stray into Venezuelan airspace again.
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