House, Senate Armed Services Committees to Probe Reports of Follow-Up Strikes on Drug Boats

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The U.S. military conducts a deadly military strike against an alleged drug boat tied to the cartel Tren de Aragua, in a still from video of the strike shared by President Donald Trump on Truth Social on Sept. 2, 2025. @realDonaldTrump via Truth Social

The Republican and Democratic heads of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees say they are probing reports of follow-up strikes on alleged drug boats operating in the Caribbean Sea.

“We take seriously the reports of follow-on strikes on boats alleged to be ferrying narcotics in the [U.S. Southern Command] region and are taking bipartisan action to gather a full accounting of the operation in question.” House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and ranking member Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said in a statement shared on X on Nov. 29.