Trump Admin Says Four More Drug Smugglers Killed In Carribean Strike
U.S. forces carried out another strike on Friday against a vessel off the coast of Venezuela that was transporting narcotics, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Friday.
Four individuals described by the Pentagon as “narco-terrorists” were killed in the operation.
The strike marked the latest U.S. action against alleged drug-smuggling operations in the Caribbean and came one day after President Trump formally notified lawmakers that the United States is now engaged in hostilities with drug cartels.
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In the memo, Trump classified cartel members and associates as unlawful combatants, a designation that grants the president wartime authority to target them militarily, the Washington Times reported.
Hegseth later stated in a social media post that U.S. intelligence confirmed “with 100% certainty” that the vessel was transporting drugs.
“The strike was conducted in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela while the vessel was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics — headed to America to poison our people,” Mr. Hegseth said on X.
