US EditionUS Military Strikes Another Suspected Drug Boat, Killing Four
The strike killed four men identified as narco-terrorists on a vessel confirmed to be trafficking narcotics along a known drug route, part of ongoing U.S. military counter-narcotics operations.
- U.S. military forces struck a suspected drug boat off Venezuela, killing four people, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- This marks the fourth U.S. strike against narcotics-related boats in the Caribbean since September 2, bringing the total fatalities to 21, as reported by Hegseth.
- The administration categorized those killed as 'narco-terrorists,' asserting a current 'armed conflict' with drug cartels, according to legal notices to Congress.
- Legal experts have questioned the president's authority to carry out such strikes, raising concerns about the justification for labeling drug traffickers in this way.
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US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat near Venezuela kills four
The US military has struck a boat that was allegedly trafficking drugs off the Venezuelan coast, killing four. On Friday (3 October), Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared footage of the strike, which shows a small speed boat exploding into flames whilst sailing in the Caribbean. Hegseth claimed that the boat was a “narco-trafficking vessel”. “The strike was conducted in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela while the vessel was t…
Since late August, the United States, which has deployed several military vessels in the Caribbean Sea, has destroyed at least four boats involved, according to Washington, in drug trafficking.
The US military has destroyed another drug-trafficking ship off the coast of Venezuela. Trump is cracking down on drug trafficking, and the fleet has released a video.
US says kills four in new attack on alleged drug-smuggling boat
US forces carried out a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat off the coast of Venezuela on Friday, killing four people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. Hegseth announced the latest strike — which brings the number of such attacks to at least four, leaving at least 21 people dead — in a post on X. An accompanying video showed a boat speeding across the waves before being engulfed in smoke and flames, then continuing to burn while still f…
US Strike Kills 4 in Caribbean, Escalating Tensions With Venezuela (+Helicopter Crash & President Petro)
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—This Friday, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reported that Southern Command forces in the Caribbean Sea struck a “drug trafficking vessel” in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, not providing details about the location and the victims. The operation occurred less than 24 hours after US F-35 fighter jets were observed flying near the Venezuelan coast. In a social media post, Hegseth stated that four “mal…
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