US president justified recent strike on boat by accusing Venezuela’s president of direct links to drugs cartel.

The attack is the first known operation since a recent surge of US warships to the region to combat cartels.

The attack is the first known operation since a recent surge of US warships to the region to combat cartels.

President Donald Trump said 11 members of the Tren de Aragua cartel were killed in the strike.

The Trump administration has signalled a willingness to use military force against drug cartels.

U.S. President Donald Trump said that the U.S. forces had attacked a boat carrying drugs to the United States on Tuesday (September 2, 2025), killing 11 “narcoterrorists” from a…

The strike on a boat in the Caribbean follows Trump's designation of the gang as "narcoterrorists" and rising tension with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

The US military attack comes as the US surges military presence in the Caribbean, risking an escalation with Venezuela.

Trump said the 'kinetic strike' on 'narcoterrorists' occurred while Tren de Aragua gang members were on international waters. He posted a video of a speedboat filled with people…

Trump says, ‘We took it out,’ referring to a military strike in international waters amid Washington-Caracas tensions.

The Trump administration says Venezuela is sending vast amounts of cocaine to the United States. Venezuela’s role in the drug trade is overstated, experts say.

US president justified recent strike on boat by accusing Venezuela’s president of direct links to drugs cartel.