"US president Donald Trump has said that the US military carried out a strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States, the second such strike carried out against a suspected drug boat in recent weeks. He said three men were killed in the strike, adding that it occurred in international waters."
""This morning, on my orders, US 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 US National Security, Foreign Policy, and vital US interests," Trump said. The post also included a nearly 30 second video, which appeared to show a vessel in a body of water exploding and then on fire."
The US military carried out a strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel in international waters, killing three men. The operation was described as a second 'Kinetic Strike' targeting positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. A nearly 30 second video was posted showing a vessel exploding and then burning; no evidence was offered publicly that the boat was carrying drugs. The Venezuelan communications ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The strike occurred amid a US military buildup in the southern Caribbean, including deployment of F-35 aircraft to Puerto Rico.
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