US strikes another alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, resulting in 4 deaths: report


President Donald Trump is greeted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
President Donald Trump is greeted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth before speaking to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The U.S. military struck an alleged drug-trafficking boat earlier this week, according to a report from CBS News.

A Pentagon official reportedly told the outlet that hit a vessel in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, resulting in four people dying.

As of the time of publication, the Pentagon has not put out any information about this strike. If confirmed, it would be the 20th one since the administration began ordering them.

It was reported earlier this week that the U.S. Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, along with its strike group, moved more into the Caribbean.

This move was ordered by President Donald Trump amid ongoing tensions with Venezuela.

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that the aircraft carrier moving in “will bolster U.S. capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities.”

Last month, it was reported that the Trump administration gave the CIA authority to conduct lethal operations in Venezuela.

The strikes against vessels carrying alleged illegal drugs began in September. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the ships had “narcoterrorists” on them.

For one that happened last month, Hegseth said that intelligence “without a doubt” that the people on board were trafficking narcotics.

“Our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics, the people onboard were narco-terrorists, and they were operating on a known narco-trafficking transit route,” he said in a statement last month.

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“These strikes will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!”