US conducts strike on alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers

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WASHINGTON: The United States carried out another military strike on a boat carrying alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean on Monday, saying three “narcoterrorists” from Venezuela were killed.

“This morning, on my Orders, US Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists,” President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social network.

In a previous strike on Sept 3, Trump said 11 people were killed on a boat allegedly used by drug traffickers, prompting concerns about whether Washington had breached international law.

Published in Dawn, September 16th, 2025

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