In the Southern Caribbean Sea, the US Army, taking major action, targeted a ship filled with drugs on Tuesday (2 September). 11 people died in this strike. President Donald Trump claimed that the ship had left from Venezuela and was running a dangerous train de Aragua gang.

Trump wrote on social media platform Truth Social Social, “The US Army took this action in the international maritime field, when the ship was trying to deliver illegal drugs towards America. No American soldier was damaged in this operation. It is a strict warning for those who are thinking of bringing drugs in America.”

Did US Secretary of State Marco Rubio say?

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio termed the campaign as an ‘deadly attack’. He wrote on X that the ship on which action was taken was under the control of a nominated narco-atanki organization. Rubio on Tuesday made a statement about this attack at a time when he was about to leave for Mexico and Ecuador. In this tour, he will discuss drug cartel, security, tariffs and other important issues. Recently, the US has planned to increase its naval presence and strength in the nearest sea areas of Venezuela to compete with the dangers arising from Latin American drug cartel.

@Potus: We just, over the last few minutes, shot out a drug-carrying boat … and there’s more where that came from … this came out of venezuela. pic.twitter.com/jlurczwbpg

– Rapid Response 47 (@rapidresponse47) September 2, 2025

Venezuela deployed soldiers on the border

According to AP report, the US may not have stated any plans for the ground attack so far, but President Nicolas Maduro has deployed soldiers on the sea border of Venezuela and the border bordering Colombia. Also appealed to citizens to join militia. Maduro alleges that the US has been a false nervous stronghold that Venezuela is involved in drug trafficking, so that their government can be removed from power. He and his authorities have repeatedly mentioned the United Nations report, stating that only 5% of the cocaine made in Colombia is tried to smuggle via Venezuela. Significantly, Colombia and Bolivia are the largest cocaine producing countries in the world.

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– Rapid Response 47 (@rapidresponse47) September 2, 2025

Big disclosure in United Nations World Drug Report

According to the latest World Drug report of the United Nations, many countries in South America such as Columbia, Ecuador and Peru have seized more cocaine in 2021, but the report did not stated any special role of Venezuela in the report, while the White House has been continuously accusing him in recent months.

The report said that the biggest impact of cocaine smuggling has been on the Ecuador, where violence has increased rapidly due to local and international crime gangs, which are related to Mexico and Balkan countries. At the same time, Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro told reporters on Monday that if American forces attacked their country in Caribbean, they would use constitutional rights to declare Venezuela a “armed republic”.

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