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US Military Targets 'Narcotrafficking' Vessel Near Venezuela - Trump
US Military Targets 'Narcotrafficking' Vessel Near Venezuela - Trump
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US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had permitted US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to strike a vessel allegedly tied to narcotics trafficking off the coast of Venezuela, which resulted in 6 deaths.
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"Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela," Trump wrote on Truth Social. The vessel was transiting along a known drug trafficking route, and six people were killed in the strike, while none of the US military personnel were injured, Trump added.
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US Military Targets 'Narcotrafficking' Vessel Near Venezuela - Trump
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had permitted US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to strike a vessel allegedly tied to narcotics trafficking off the coast of Venezuela, which resulted in 6 deaths.
"Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The vessel was transiting along a known drug trafficking route, and six people were killed in the strike, while none of the US military personnel were injured, Trump added.
8 October 2025, 15:27 GMT
