Hegseth: Narco-Terrorists Killed In Strike Near Venezuela

On President Donald Trump’s orders, U.S. forces carried out a lethal strike on a narco-trafficking vessel off Venezuela’s coast Friday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced.

Four narco-terrorists were killed, with no U.S. casualties reported. The vessel, operating in international waters, was transporting large quantities of narcotics bound for America.

Earlier this morning, on President Trump's orders, I directed a lethal, kinetic strike on a narco-trafficking vessel affiliated with Designated Terrorist Organizations in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility. Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the… pic.twitter.com/QpNPljFcGn

— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) October 3, 2025

Hegseth said intelligence confirmed the traffickers’ ties to designated terrorist organizations. He vowed that such operations will continue until drug smuggling networks targeting the United States are destroyed.

🚨 BREAKING: US strikes another alleged drug-trafficking boat near Venezuela, killing 4 pic.twitter.com/vrMSICNuum

— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 3, 2025

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