Trump says US struck another Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three [View all]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military carried out a strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States.

He said three men were killed in the strike, adding that it occurred in international waters.

"This morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

"These extremely violent drug trafficking cartels POSE A THREAT to U.S. National Security, Foreign Policy, and vital U.S. Interests," Trump said.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-says-us-struck-another-venezuelan-drug-vessel-killing-three-2025-09-15/

Another US strike on a vessel alleged to be smuggling drugs in the Caribbean.

Once again, the specific entity and individuals targeted are not identified—simply labelled as "terrorists." 1/n

— Brian Finucane (@bcfinucane.bsky.social) 2025-09-15T20:08:59.476Z

The US military killed three people in another deadly strike on a vessel in international waters around South America allegedly "transporting illegal narcotics" from Venezuela, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post. https://cnn.it/4na60EM

— CNN (@cnn.com) 2025-09-15T20:37:27.065538936Z