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Trump: 11 people killed in US attack on ship carrying drugs from Venezuela

2025-09-03 07:37:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

President Donald Trump says the US has carried out an attack on a drug-trafficking ship in the southern Caribbean, killing 11 "narco-terrorists".

He posted on social media that Tuesday's US military operation targeted members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.

Trump said the ship was in international waters and was transporting illegal narcotics destined for the United States.

The Trump administration has ramped up military and political pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in recent weeks, including a $50m (£37m) reward for information leading to his arrest on drug trafficking charges. Maduro has vowed that Venezuela will fight any attempt at US military intervention.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said US forces had "shot down" a "drug boat" near Venezuela.

"There's a lot of drugs on that boat," he said.

Trump added that he had been briefed on the incident by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine.

Later, the president posted on his Truth Social platform: "Early this morning, on my orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted an attack against Tren de Aragua narcoterrorists identified in the SOUTHCOM area."

He added: "The attack resulted in 11 terrorists killed in action. No U.S. forces were injured in this attack. Please let this serve as a warning to anyone considering bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!"

His post was accompanied by a blurry aerial video showing a motorboat speeding through choppy waters before bursting into flames.

In a post on social media, Venezuela's Communications Minister, Freddy Nanez, suggested, without evidence, that the video shared by Trump was created with artificial intelligence.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on X that "today the U.S. military conducted a deadly attack in the southern Caribbean against a drug ship that had departed from Venezuela and was being operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization."/ CNA