Washington, Sept. 3 -- The United States "conducted a lethal strike" against an alleged "drug vessel" coming from Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today.
"As @potus just announced moments ago, today the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike in the southern Carribean against a drug vessel which had departed from Venezuela and was being operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization," Rubio said in a post on X after President Donald Trump referenced the incident in Oval Office remarks.
The use of military force against Latin American drug cartels represents a significant escalation by the Trump administration and could have serious implicatons for the region, reports CNN.
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