U.S. military strikes Venezuelan boat, killing 11 Tren de Aragua members
09/04/2025 / By Ramon Tomey
- U.S. military forces executed a targeted attack on a Venezuelan drug vessel in international waters, killing 11 Tren de Aragua (TdA) operatives. President Donald Trump personally authorized the operation as part of his administration’s crackdown on cartels exploiting open borders.
- The strike follows the U.S. State Department’s designation of TdA as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). The Venezuelan gang is linked to drug smuggling, human trafficking and violent crimes – and is spreading across U.S. cities due to lax border policies under Biden.
- In a Truth Social post, Trump declared the attack a clear message to traffickers: “Beware!” He emphasized that the U.S. will aggressively target anyone attempting to bring drugs into the country.
- The Trump administration has authorized military force against cartels, signaling a shift from past policies of weak enforcement. Secretary of State Marco Rubio labeled Venezuelan President Maduro a “narco-terrorist” for his ties to the Cartel Delos Soles.
- The strike raises questions about future U.S. actions against transnational crime and Venezuela’s regime. Trump warned, “There’s more where that came from,” suggesting sustained military and diplomatic pressure on cartels and their state sponsors.
In a decisive move against transnational crime, U.S. military forces executed a precision strike on a Venezuelan drug-laden vessel in international waters – killing 11 Tren de Aragua (TdA) operatives.
The operation, ordered by President Donald Trump himself, targeted operatives of the drug cartel while transporting narcotics toward American shores. The strike marks a significant escalation in the second Trump administration’s crackdown on cartels exploiting open borders and weaponized migration to infiltrate the United States. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of State designated TdA as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).
“Earlier this morning, on my orders, U.S. military forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified TdA narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility,” Trump announced on Truth Social Tuesday, Sept. 2. The attack unfolded in the southern Caribbean, where surveillance footage showed the panga boat erupting in flames before sinking.
According to the president, no U.S. personnel were harmed during the operation. Trump also issued a stark warning: “Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. Beware!”
The strike follows mounting concerns over TdA’s expansion across U.S. cities, facilitated by lax border policies under the Biden administration. The Venezuelan gang linked to mass murder, sex trafficking and drug smuggling has since expanded throughout Latin America and the U.S. as part of the Venezuelan refugee crisis, Brighteon.AI‘s Enoch engine notes.
Cartels beware: Washington declares open season on narco-terrorists
“We are going to wage combat against drug cartels that are flooding American streets and killing Americans,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared ahead of diplomatic talks in Mexico. Earlier, the State Department under his leadership labeled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as the head of a “narco-terrorist cartel,” owing to the socialist leader’s ties with the Cartel Delos Soles. (Related: U.S. Navy deploys warships near Venezuela amid tensions over drug trafficking allegations against Maduro.)
Historical context underscores the urgency of this intervention. For decades, Latin American cartels have operated with near impunity, leveraging corruption and weak enforcement to flood U.S. communities with deadly narcotics like fentanyl.
The Trump administration’s August authorization of military force against cartels signaled a shift toward direct action – a strategy long demanded by security analysts. Critics argue past administrations enabled these threats by tolerating porous borders and failing to confront state-sponsored narco-terrorism – particularly from Venezuela, where Maduro’s regime allegedly profits from drug trafficking.
As the White House reaffirmed its commitment to dismantling cartel networks, Trump vowed, “There’s more where that came from.” The administration’s aggressive posture raises questions about future strikes and whether this marks the beginning of a sustained campaign against transnational crime.
With Maduro yet to respond, the geopolitical ramifications loom large – potentially reshaping U.S. engagement with Venezuela and its regional allies. For now, the message to traffickers is unambiguous: America’s borders are no longer a free pass for poison.
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Watch this clip of the military strike that destroyed the boat carrying Tren de Aragua traffickers, which Caracas has dismissed as fake.
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