Crew members of the U.S. Navy warship USS Sampson (DDG 102) are pictured at the Amador International Cruise Terminal in Panama City on Sept. 2, 2025. Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. forces in the Caribbean fired upon a drug boat from Venezuela, killing 11 members of the gang Tren de Aragua, President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 2, amid a heightened naval operation near the country.
He first confirmed the attack during the White House press briefing, stating, “We, just over the last few minutes, literally shot out a boat, a drug-carrying boat, a lot of drugs in that boat.”
