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Investing.com -- The U.S. military conducted a "lethal strike" on Tuesday against a vessel from Venezuela carrying illegal drugs in the Caribbean, according to U.S. officials.
President Donald Trump first disclosed the operation to reporters at the White House, stating that the Pentagon would soon provide further details.
"We have a lot of drugs pouring into our country, coming in for a long time. And we just, these came out of Venezuela," Trump told reporters.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio provided additional information, confirming that the targeted boat was "being operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization."
"The U.S. military conducted a lethal strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug vessel which had departed from Venezuela and was being operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization," Rubio said.
The strike follows the deployment of U.S. warships in the southern Caribbean, part of Trump’s pledge to crack down on drug cartels. Tuesday’s operation appears to be the first military action in the region as part of this initiative.
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