President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a recent American military strike in the Caribbean hit and destroyed a suspected "drug-carrying submarine," asserting the mission had saved thousands of American lives. The strike claimed two lives, while two other surviving suspects are to be repatriated for prosecution.

"Great Honor to Destroy" Fentanyl-Laden Vessel

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President Trump employed his Truth Social site to explain the operation and highlight its importance to national security.

Fentanyl Cargo : "It was my great honour to have destroyed a very large DRUG-CARRYING SUBMARINE that was heading towards the United States on a well-known narcotrafficking transit route," Trump stated. He described the vessel as carrying lethal fentanyl and other narcotic

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