Another boat allegedly headed toward the U.S. carrying drugs was just blown out of the water off the coast of Venezuela.
According to Fox News, this is at least the fifth fatal strike against drug boats in the Caribbean since September.
In a Truth Social post Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump announced:
Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela.
Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known DTO route. The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike. No U.S. Forces were harmed. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!!!!
The Department of War also shared Trump’s statement, along with a video of the strike on the boat.
. @POTUS “Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off… pic.twitter.com/R1AqsPuVKw
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