US Forces Strike Suspected Drug Boat, 11 Tren de Aragua Members Killed: Trump

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the operation was a ‘lethal strike’ on a drug boat operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization.

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

U.S. forces in the Caribbean fired upon a drug boat from Venezuela, killing 11 members of the Tren de Aragua gang, President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 2, amid a heightened naval operation near the country.

Trump first confirmed the attack during the White House press briefing, stating, “We, just over the last few minutes, literally shot out a boat, a drug-carrying boat, a lot of drugs in that boat.”