WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month.

What You Need To Know • President Donald Trump says the U.S. military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month • Trump in a social media posting said the strike killed three and was carried out against a vessel "affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility" • He did not provide more precise details about the location of the strike • The U.S. twice earlier this month carried out fatal strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels that had originated from Venezuela

Trump in a social media posting said

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