3 September 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump said that the military attacked a drug-laden vessel from Venezuela in the Caribbean, the first known action since the Trump administration’s warship buildup in the region.
“We just, over the last few minutes, literally shot out a boat, a drug-carrying boat, a lot of drugs in that boat,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday.
“And there’s more where that came from. We have a lot of drugs pouring into our country, coming in for a long time … These came out of Venezuela,” Trump said. He said the Pentagon would soon be providing further details.
Asked to comment, a defense official confirmed the U.S. military conducted a “precision strike against a drug vessel” but declined to elaborate on how the attack was carried out, what kind of drugs were being targeted or who was on board.
The official only said the vessel was “operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization.”
“More information will be made available at a later time,” the official said.
The Venezuelan Communications Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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