“Intelligence has confirmed that the vessel was smuggling drugs, has ties to illegal narco-terrorist networks and was traveling along a known smuggling route,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He said the attack took place in international waters. He also shares a video of the shooting.
US attacks boat off Venezuelan coast again, killing four
The US has attacked ships off the coast of Venezuela four times in the past month and a half. More than twenty people are said to have been killed.
According to Trump, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ties to drug gangs. He denies that.
Experts say Trump’s attacks on boats in international waters may be illegal and ineffective in the fight against drug trafficking.