President Donald Trump announced Friday that U.S. forces carried out a third military strike this month against narcoterrorists operating in the Caribbean region, killing three men he described as “male narcoterrorists.”
In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said, “On my Orders, the Secretary of War ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility.”
Trump did not specify which terrorist organization was involved in the incident or identify the country of origin of the targeted vessel.
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“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking illicit narcotics, and was transiting along a known narcotrafficking passage enroute to poison Americans,” Trump wrote.
He confirmed that all three men aboard were killed and that no U.S. forces were injured during the operation.
According to the president, the strike took place in international waters.
Video footage of the operation, released on Truth Social, shows a small boat speeding across the water moments before it was hit by an airstrike, which left the vessel engulfed in flames.
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“STOP SELLING FENTANYL, NARCOTICS, AND ILLEGAL DRUGS IN AMERICA, AND COMMITTING VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM AGAINST AMERICANS!!!” Trump warned in his post.
This latest strike follows two earlier U.S. operations targeting Venezuela-linked narcotrafficking groups this month.
On September 2, U.S. forces struck a vessel carrying alleged members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the Trump administration.
That strike killed 11 suspected narcoterrorists traveling in open waters.
A second strike, carried out on September 15, targeted another Venezuela-based smuggling operation.
According to Trump, three “male terrorists” were killed in that attack while attempting to transport narcotics by sea.
Trump shared video footage of both previous strikes on Truth Social, similar to Friday’s release.
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The U.S. military has significantly expanded its presence in the Caribbean Sea as part of these operations.
At least eight Navy warships are currently deployed in the region to intercept narcotrafficking activity connected to groups operating under Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s regime.
In addition to naval assets, advanced U.S. Air Force equipment has been moved into the area.
F-35 stealth fighter jets have been deployed in support of the mission, with at least five aircraft spotted landing in Puerto Rico in recent days.
These military actions come amid the administration’s broader effort to pressure the Maduro regime.
Earlier this year, the Trump administration placed a $50 million bounty on Maduro’s head, offering the reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction on charges connected to drug trafficking and terrorism.
The latest strike marks the third confirmed lethal operation against narcoterrorist networks in September, highlighting the administration’s sustained campaign against transnational crime and terrorism networks operating in the Western Hemisphere.
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