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Trump said the U.S. struck a drug-laden vessel from Venezuela in the Caribbean.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the operators a "narco-terrorist organization."

Venezuela’s government has not responded to the announcement.

WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the United States had conducted a strike in the southern Caribbean targeting a drug-laden vessel that had departed from Venezuela.

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The president offered scant details on the operation.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X that the vessel was being operated by a "designated narco-terrorist organization."

The press office of Venezuela’s government did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the announcement.

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