On Monday, Trump’s administration carried out a second military strike to focus on what she described as a Venezuelan drug trafficking vessel, killed three men, two weeks after the previous strike that killed 11.
US President Donald Trump on Monday (September 15) announced to Truth Social that the US forces had made a “second kinetic strike” focused on violent cartels for drug trafficking and narcoterrorists operating in the SouthCom area.
Trump wrote: “This morning, US military forces, the US military forces carried out a second kinetic strike against positively identified, extremely violent cartels for drug trafficking and narcoterrorists in SouthCom responsibility.”
Strike details
According to Trump, this operation took place in international waters, while the targeting Venezuelan narcoterrorors transported illegal narcotics to the United States, describing as “deadly weapons poisoning to Americans!”
He added that the strike resulted in the death of three male terrorists and that no US forces were damaged: “The strike resulted in 3 terrorists killed in action. No US forces were damaged in this strike.”
National Security Report
Trump framed the strike as part of a wider effort to protect US national security and interests and issued a strict warning to the merchants: “Be warned – if you transport drugs that can kill Americans, we are hunting you!”
He emphasized the long -term impact of cartel operations on the American community: “The illicit activities of these cartels have caused the devastating consequences for the American communities for decades and have already killed millions of US citizens.”
The statement comes in the middle of increased attention to American efforts to fight drug trafficking in Latin America and the protection of domestic communities from the consequences of illegal narcotics.
The post was a video showing a swinging vessel on the waves in unknown waters before being absorbed by a massive fiery ball.
Previous strike
The previous strike two weeks ago killed 11.
Operation 6th September destroyed the Venezuelan speed boat in the Caribbean and marked a sharp escalation in the hard approach of President Donald Trump to Latin America. The officials said the strike was aimed at stopping the anesthesia to the United States.
Military accumulation in the region
The last strike contributes to the already significant American military presence in the South Caribbean and meets Trump’s promise of the campaign to intervene for trading in drug trafficking near the American border. This step coincided with the reports of deploying fighter aircraft F-35 into the area.
Venezuelan provocations
The escalation follows the “highly provocative” maneuver of the Venezuelan fighter aircraft near the US Navy War last Thursday, which the Pentagon officials condemned. Trump warned, “If he puts us in a dangerous position, they will be shot down.”
Targeting to Tren de Aragua
Trump claimed that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was supervised by the Tren de Aragua, a violent criminal organization that determined the foreign terrorist group in February in February. However, the Maduro government claims that the gang has been dismantled in prison 2023 and denies a continuing connection with the state, and reported.
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