U.S. military strikes drug vessel from Venezuela, targeting narco-terrorists linked to Maduro.
During an afternoon press conference on Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military had destroyed a „drug-carrying boat“ that came out of Venezuela. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is currently traveling to Mexico, followed up on the president’s comments with a post on X.
As @potus just announced moments ago, today the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike in the southern Carribean against a drug vessel which had departed from Venezuela and was being operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization. Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) September 2, 2025
We’re now learning more details about the military action. Trump posted the following on Truth Social this evening:
Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. TDA is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, operating under the control of Nicolas Maduro, responsible for mass murder, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and acts of violence and terror across the United States and Western Hemisphere. The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States. The strike resulted in 11 terrorists killed in action. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike. Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE! Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!!!!!!!!!
The White House also shared a video of the operation:
???????? ON VIDEO: U.S. Military Forces conducted a strike against Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists. The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the U.S. The strike resulted in 11 terrorists killed in action. pic.twitter.com/iszHE0ttxQ— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 2, 2025
With any luck, there’s more where that came from.
Rubio also spoke to the press this evening and doubled down on the idea that the Trump administration is going to be on offense when it comes to drug cartels going forward. „It destabilizes not just the country, but the entire Caribbean basin. These particular drugs were probably headed to Trinidad or some other country in the Caribbean, at which point they just contribute to the instability these countries are facing“, he said.
