The Trump administration performed a second military strike on Monday and aimed at a Venezuelan drug trade vessel in international waters and killed three men, two weeks after a previous strike that killed 11. President Trump, people warn: “We are hunting you!” President Trump announced a second kinetic strike on the targets of drug trafficking in Venezuelan drug trafficking and killing three men while no US forces harmed. Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein) (Reuters) The Trump Administration Carried Out A Second Military Strike On Monday Targeting What It Described As A Venezuelan Drug-Trafficking Vessel, Killing Three Men, Two Weeks After A Previous Strike That Killed 11. US President Donald Trump Announced On Truth Social on Monday (September 15) That American forces conducted a “second kinetic strike” targeting violent drug traffic trafficking cartels and narcoter rorists operating in the Southcom area. Trump wrote: “This morning, on my orders, US military forces carried out a second kinetic strike against positive identified, exceptionally violent drug trafficking cartels and anesthetics in the Southcom responsibility area.” Staak details According to Trump, the operation took place in international waters, while the targeted Venezuelan anesthesiarist’s illegal anesthetics transported to the United States, which he described as “a deadly weapon poisoning Americans!” He added that the strike caused the death of three male terrorists and that no US forces harmed: “The strike led to 3 male terrorists dead in action. No US forces were damaged in this strike.” National Security Message Trump has drawn up the strike as part of a broader attempt to protect US national security and interests and issue a strict warning to traffickers: “Be warned – if you transport drugs that Americans can kill, we are hunting you!” He emphasized the long -term impact of cartel operations on American communities: “The illegal activities by these cartels have done decades of devastating consequences on American communities and killed millions of US citizens. No more.” The statement comes amid greater attention on US efforts to combat drug trafficking in Latin America and protecting domestic communities from the effects of illegal drugs. The message contains a video in which a vessel shook on the waves in unknown waters before being engulfed by a massive fireball. Previous strike A previous strike two weeks ago killed 11. The September 6 operation destroyed a Venezuelan speedboat in the Caribbean, which was a sharp escalation in President Donald Trump’s hard approach to Latin America. Officials said the strike was aimed at stopping the flow of anesthetics to the United States. Military build-up in the region The latest strike contributes to an already significant US military presence in the Southern Caribbean, which fulfills Trump’s campaign promise to undertake networks with drug trafficking that work near US borders. The move coincided with reports from an F-35 fighter plane deployment to the area. Venezuelan provocations The escalation follows a ‘highly provocative’ maneuver by Venezuelan fighter jets near a US naval war, which condemned Pentagon officials. Trump warned: “If they put us in a dangerous position, they will be shot down.” The target of Tren de Aragua Trump claimed that Venezuelan President Nicolás oversees Maduro over Tren de Aragua, a violent criminal organization that the US designated by the US in February. However, the Maduro government claims that the gang in a prison attack in 2023 was taken apart and that it denied continuous connections with the state, AP reported.
Trump announces the second US strike on Venezuelan drug trafficking vessel, warns: ‘We are hunting you’
