Trump says U.S. Navy struck an alleged Venezuelan boat carrying drug shipment

By John Otis,

Steve Inskeep

Published September 3, 2025 at 5:02 AM EDT

Days after sending U.S. gunboats to South American waters, President Trump said the U.S. Navy struck a vessel in the southern Caribbean carrying what he described as a Venezuelan drug shipment.

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