U.S. naval forces have sunk a fourth suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, Trump says [View all]

U.S. naval forces have sunk a fourth suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, Trump says
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By Antonio María Delgado September 19, 2025 9:17 PM


USA U.S. Navy/Sipa USA U.S. naval forces have conducted another lethal strike on a vessel President Donald Trump said was tied to a designated terrorist organization involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean. The strike marks the fourth such attack on a suspected drug-smuggling boat since the Trump administration launched a major military deployment in the region aimed at disrupting narcotics networks.

“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 wrote on his Truth Social account.

...........Three men aboard the vessel were killed in the strike, he said. No American personnel were injured. ...........


With Friday’s action, the total number of people killed in U.S. counter-narcotics operations since Trump ordered warships deployed to the Caribbean has risen to 17. .............

The president framed the strike as part of a broader effort to confront narcotrafficking and hold foreign actors accountable for what he described as threats to American communities. “STOP SELLING FENTANYL, NARCOTICS, AND ILLEGAL DRUGS IN AMERICA, AND COMMITTING VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM AGAINST AMERICANS!!!” Trump wrote in a warning to criminal networks.

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Marisa Kabas
‪@marisakabas.bsky.social‬
I've been trying to understand why this isn't generating as much fury as it should, and i think it's because there is a fundamental belief among many americans that the military can pretty much do whatever (which isn't entirely inaccurate.) that said, what the actual fuck.

‪Joshua Collins‬ ‪@murosinvisibles.bsky.social‬

A fourth boat bombed in international waters. Total death toll now 19

What I dont get is, if these boats are "carrying fentanyl" as Trump says (they absolutely arent. Even the DEA says VZ doesnt produce fentanyl), then why not seize one and show us?
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I've been trying to understand why this isn't generating as much fury as it should, and i think it's because there is a fundamental belief among many americans that the military can pretty much do whatever (which isn't entirely inaccurate.) that said, what the actual fuck.

— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2025-09-22T11:48:42.166Z

President Trump has ordered Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers to the southern Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela President Trump has ordered Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers to the southern Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela Sipa