Washington, USA – On September 15, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that the US Armed Forces carried out a strike on a suspected Venezuelan vessel transporting narcotics.

Trump stated: “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.”

According to the President, the vessel was in international waters and en route to the United States. Three men on board were killed during the attack.

Trump issued a stern warning to the cartels: “IF YOU ARE TRANSPORTING DRUGS THAT CAN KILL AMERICANS, WE ARE HUNTING YOU!”

He further emphasized the impact of narcotics trafficking on the US: “The illicit activities by these cartels have wrought DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES ON AMERICAN COMMUNITIES FOR DECADES, killing millions of American Citizens. NO LONGER.”

The White House echoed the President’s statement, reiterating the threat to drug traffickers and the commitment to stopping narcotics that endanger American lives.

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