The United States has carried out another strike on a small boat off the coast of Venezuela, killing four people accused of smuggling narcotics, the Pentagon confirmed on Friday.
The operation marks the fourth such maritime strike in the Caribbean within a month.
According to U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, the strike was ordered by President Donald Trump and conducted in international waters near Venezuela.
The vessel was allegedly carrying a large quantity of drugs bound for the United States. He said intelligence confirmed the boat was operating on a known trafficking route and the individuals onboard were linked to designated terrorist organisations.
Hegseth stated that these operations would continue “until the attacks on the American people are over”. A video shared on social media showed the small craft exploding and then burning at sea following the strike.
The first attack took place on
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