Trump releases video of US destroying drug sub carrying fentanyl in Caribbean

President Donald Trump said Saturday that a U.S. military strike this week destroyed a “very large drug-carrying submarine” in the Caribbean, killing two suspected narcoterrorists and capturing two others alive. He posted a video of the strike.

In a statement posted to Truth Social, Trump said the ship was primarily transporting “fentanyl and other narcotics” to the United States on a “well-known transit route for narcotics trafficking.” He claimed the ban helped prevent up to 25,000 overdose deaths in the United States.

“It was my great honor to destroy a very large DRUG SUBMARINE,” Trump wrote. “US intelligence confirmed that this vessel was loaded primarily with Fentanyl… There were four known narcoterrorists on board. Two of the terrorists were killed.

“The two surviving terrorists are being returned to their home countries of Ecuador and Colombia for detention and prosecution.”

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On Thursday, a US military drone struck a submersible carrying drugs in the Caribbean. (Credit: President Donald Trump via Truth Social)

Fox News previously confirmed that two survivors were rescued by the US Navy after the strike and were being held aboard a US warship. Trump’s statement is the first official recognition of their identity and nationality.

This is the sixth U.S. interdiction of a ship suspected of drug trafficking since combat operations began in the Caribbean last month. The Pentagon has not publicly named the operation.

Trump first publicly referenced the strike during a meeting Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.

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“We attacked a submarine, and it was a drug-carrying submarine built specifically for transporting huge quantities of drugs,” he told reporters.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking separately Friday, did not dispute the existence of survivors but said more details would be released later.

The United States killed six suspected drug traffickers on a boat in international waters near Venezuela, President Donald Trump announced on October 14, 2025. (real DonaldTrump/Truth Social)

Earlier this week, Trump confirmed that he had authorized CIA activities in the region. US Air Force B-52s also flew a visible “show of force” mission near Venezuelan waters on Thursday.

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The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Louis Casiano and Lucas Tomlinson of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.