Trump Says Military Hit Boat Carrying Drugs From Venezuela (4)

President Donald Trump said the US military killed 11 “terrorists” when it targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, touting the administration’s success after deploying naval vessels to the Caribbean as part of a push to stop narco-trafficking.

“The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social Tuesday. “Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!”

The claim that the US had struck what Trump called “positively identified ...