Trump Claims US Strike on ‘Drug-Smuggling Submarine’ Saved 25,000 Lives.
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States conducted a military strike on a “drug-carrying submarine” in the Caribbean, killing two and repatriating two surviving suspects to Ecuador and Colombia for prosecution.
Trump posted on Truth Social: “It was my great honor to destroy a very large DRUG-CARRYING SUBMARINE navigating towards the United States on a well-known narcotrafficking route. Two of the terrorists were killed. The two surviving terrorists are being returned to their countries of origin for detention and prosecution.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro confirmed the repatriation of the Colombian suspect, saying he will face trial under Colombian law. The strike is part of an ongoing US campaign targeting drug trafficking from Latin America. Since September, at least six vessels—mostly speedboats—have been attacked in the Caribbean, some reportedly from Venezuela.
Washington claims the campaign disrupts drug smuggling, though it has not provided proof that the 27 people killed so far were confirmed traffickers. Experts note that summary killings, even against suspected narcotics operatives, may raise legal concerns.
These semi-submersible submarines, often built in South American jungle shipyards, are commonly used to transport cocaine from Colombia to Central America or Mexico. The departure point of the latest submarine remains undisclosed.
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