US EditionUS Military Strikes Another Suspected Drug Boat, Killing Four
The US military has killed 21 suspected narco-terrorists in four recent strikes on drug-smuggling boats in Caribbean waters, asserting ongoing armed conflict with cartels.
- US forces conducted a strike on a drug-smuggling vessel off Venezuela, killing all four individuals on board, as confirmed by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- This strike is the fourth in recent weeks, resulting in at least 21 deaths from similar operations, according to Hegseth.
- The Pentagon labeled the individuals as narco-terrorists and emphasized that the vessel was transporting drugs aimed at the U.S., based on Hegseth's statement.
- Venezuelan officials condemned the strikes as acts of aggression, with President Nicolás Maduro asserting the country's right to defend itself against U.S. actions.
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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…
Four people are said to have been killed. It is at least the fourth such attack since US President Trump targeted smuggling from Venezuela.
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The Express TribuneUS says kills four in new attack on alleged drug-smuggling boat
WASHINGTON: 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. The latest strike, which Hegseth announced in a post on X, brings the number of such US attacks to at least four, leaving at least 21 people dead. An accompanying video shared by Hegseth showed a boat
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.
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