US Sinks Suspected Cartel Boat Off Venezuela as Trump Signals Ongoing Military Campaign
The U.S. military eliminated 11 members of the Tren de Aragua gang in a targeted operation to disrupt drug trafficking linked to Venezuela, with no American casualties reported.
- The U.S. military struck a drug-carrying vessel operated by Tren de Aragua, resulting in 11 fatalities, according to President Donald Trump.
- Trump accused Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of leading a drug cartel and described the operation as part of efforts to combat drug trafficking from Venezuela.
- In response to the attack, Maduro declared "maximum preparedness" among militia members and criticized the U.S. for potential aggression.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the strike, calling it a lethal action against a designated narco-terrorist organization.
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Dramatic footage shows U.S. strike that obliterated ‘drug-carrying boat’ off Venezuela, killing 11 Tren de Aragua ‘narcoterrorists’ – CLG News
Dramatic footage shows U.S. strike that obliterated ‘drug-carrying boat’ off Venezuela, killing 11 Tren de Aragua ‘narcoterrorists’ | 2 Sept 2025 | President Trump shared dramatic footage of the U.S. military obliterating a boat carrying drugs and Tren de Aragua gangbangers off the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday. The video showed the small boat being blown out of international waters and exploding into flames after it was struck by a single missi…
Trump blows up boat killing 11 people in mysterious Caribbean strike - but offers no proof they were actually drug dealers
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. military conducted a deadly strike against a boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing 11 people he claimed were members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The president said the vessel was carrying drugs from Venezuela to the United States. The strike happened in international waters in the southern Caribbean, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as per The Post. Trump shared a blurry …
Hegseth delivers blistering response on blasting 'nacro-terrorists' to bottom of the ocean · American Wire News
President Donald J. Trump once said that the left would refuse to give him credit if he cured cancer, so wiping out a boatload of “narco-terrorists” is not about to earn their praise. Nonetheless, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is unapologetic about striking a boat carrying 11 suspected Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang members, insisting the U.S. military had “absolute and complete” authority to attack the vessel in the southern Caribbean Sea, cit…
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