US President Donald Trump says a strike has been carried out in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela.
According to AP News, the announcement was made during a meeting at the Oval Office, where he said “we shot a boat, a drug-carrying boat,” adding that there were “a lot of drugs” on the vessel.
It was described as a “lethal strike” by US State Secretary Marco Rubio via X, who added that it was being operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization.
Even though the US has not signalled any planned invasion, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said troops have been deployed along the country’s coast and border.
