The US Army struck a suspected drug trafficking craft on the coast of Venezuela again. Following the attack, four people were killed, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday.
The US Army hit a suspected photo trafficking craft again: Video capture
“Four narcoterusists aboard the boat were killed During the attack (…) performed in the international waters off the coasts of Venezuela, given that the respective ship transports important quantities of narcotics to the United States to poison our population“Hegseth said in a message published on the X platform.
He added that “These attacks will continue Until the attacks on the American people cease ”. The message was also accompanied by a video in which you can see a boot of flames on the surface of the water.
Part of the “armed conflict” against cartels
This is at least the fourth attack of its type launched by the United States in recent weeks, within “Armed conflict” initiated by President Donald Trump against drug cartels.
At the end of August, the US held several military ships in the Caribbean Sea, where they destroyed at least four suspected drug trafficking boats. The operations resulted in at least 21 dead.
Cartels, a major threat to the US
According to Washington, drug cartels have become in recent decades “more armed, better organized and more violent“, Being responsible”illegal and direct ” of the death of tens of thousands of American citizens each year.
