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Trump says US struck another Venezuelan drug vessel, killing threeHe said three men were killed in the strike, adding that it occurred in international waters.
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Washington: President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US military carried out a strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States.

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He said three men were killed in the strike, adding that it occurred in international waters.

"This morning, on my Orders, US Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

"These extremely violent drug trafficking cartels POSE A THREAT to US National Security, Foreign Policy, and vital US Interests," Trump said.

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(Published 16 September 2025, 01:40 IST)