In a dramatic escalation, President Donald Trump announced a US military strike on an alleged drug boat tied to the Venezuelan cartel Tren de Aragua, resulting in 11 deaths. The strike, conducted in international waters in the southern Caribbean, targeted what Trump called ‘narcoterrorists’ in a fiery Truth Social post. ‘BEWARE!’ he warned anyone thinking of bringing drugs into the US.
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Publish Your Press Release Now →The strike occurred on September 2, 2025, as part of a broader crackdown on Tren de Aragua, designated a terrorist organization earlier this year.
‘Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists,’ Trump posted on Truth Social.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the move, calling it a ‘lethal strike’ against a vessel departing Venezuela, highlighting the administration’s hardline stance on drug trafficking.
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