The US military on Friday launched another strike on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean, killing all four individuals on board, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in a post on social media
The US military on Friday launched another strike on a drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing all four individuals on board, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in a post on social media.
Described as a “narco-trafficking vessel”, the boat was the latest target in a string of US operations in the region.
This marks at least the fourth known strike in the Caribbean since early September, all aimed at vessels the administration says are linked to drug cartels recently designated as terrorist organisations.
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Earlier this morning, on President Trump’s orders, I directed a lethal, kinetic strike on a narco-trafficking vessel affiliated with Designated Terrorist Organizations in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility. Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the… pic.twitter.com/QpNPljFcGn
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) October 3, 2025
Taking to X, Hegseth wrote, “Earlier this morning, on President Trump’s orders, I directed a lethal, kinetic strike on a narco-trafficking vessel affiliated with Designated Terrorist Organizations in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility. Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike, and no U.S. forces were harmed in the operation. The strike was conducted in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela while the vessel was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics – headed to America to poison our people.”
“Our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics, the people onboard were narco-terrorists, and they were operating on a known narco-trafficking transit route. These strikes will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!’, he add