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Three people were killed in a U.S. strike on a Venezuelan drug boat, President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 15.

It is the second such strike in less than two weeks.

"This morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility," Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115210075167747572">posted</a> on Truth Social.

"The Strike occurred while these confirmed narcoterrorists from Venezuela were in International Waters transporting illegal narcotics (A DEADLY WEAPON POISONING AMERICANS!) headed to the U.S.

"These extremely violent drug trafficking cartels POSE A THREAT to U.S. National Security, Foreign Policy, and vital U.S. Interests."

Trump said that no U.S. forces suffered casualties and issued a warning to drug traffickers.

"IF YOU ARE TRANSPORTING DRUGS THAT CAN KILL AMERICANS, WE ARE HUNTING YOU! The illicit activities by these cartels have wrought DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES ON AMERICAN COMMUNITIES FOR DECADES, killing millions of American Citizens. NO LONGER," he wrote.

Trump said there was "recorded evidence" that drugs were on board the boat.

"All you have to do is look at the cargo that was, like, it spattered all over the ocean. Big bags of cocaine and fentanyl all over the place," he said in the Oval Office after signing an unrelated proclamation.

A Venezuelan drug cartel vessel headed to the United States burns following a U.S. military strike, the second such strike carried out against a suspected drug boat in recent weeks, in a combination of still images from video released on Sept. 15, 2025. (The White House/Handout via Reuters)

Trump said that Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine showed him a clip of the operation.

"We know what time they were leaving ... what they had, and all of the other things you'd like to have," he said.

The president acknowledged that drug trafficking is not confined to water routes.

"They do come by land and, you know what, we're telling the cartels right now we're going to be stopping them, too," he said. "When they come by land, we're going to be stopping them the same way we stopped the boats."

The earlier operation, which took place on Sept. 2, killed 11 people.

Democrats and some Republicans on Capitol Hill have questioned the rationale of the strikes and their legality.

“I am deeply concerned about the President’s military actions in the Caribbean, which were taken without congressional authorization, without clear legal justification, and without any evidence presented that it was necessary to protect the United States or its forces from an imminent threat,” said Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) in a <a href="https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-rebukes-trumps-military-strike-in-the-caribbean-and-department-of-war-rebranding">floor speech</a> last week.

“There is no evidence—none—that this strike was conducted in self-defense,” he added.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was one of the few Republicans to condemn the strike.

“[JD] Vance says killing people he accuses of a crime is the “highest and best use of the military.” Did he ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? Did he ever wonder what might happen if the accused were immediately executed without trial or representation??” he <a href="https://x.com/RandPaul/status/1964494191783714933?t=-tk9U3eTwYly_yEh8widFQ&s=19">posted</a> on X.

The White House said the Sept. 2 strike was “conducted against the operations of a designated terrorist organization and was taken in defense of vital U.S. national interests.” That organization was Tren de Aragua, a transnational criminal gang from Venezuela.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sept. 3 during an <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6378265636112">appearance</a> on “Fox & Friends”: “We’ve got assets in the air, assets in the water, assets on ships, because this is a deadly serious mission for us. It won’t stop with just this strike. Anyone else trafficking in those waters who we know is a designated narco-terrorist will face the same fate.”

“It’s important for the American people to protect our homeland and protect our hemisphere,” Hegseth said.

<em>From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/us-conducts-strike-on-another-drug-boat-from-venezuela-trump-5915436">The Epoch Times</a></em>

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