U.S. military says new strike on alleged drug boat killed 1 ‘narco-terrorist’

The US military announced Monday evening that a strike on a suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean had killed a “narcoterrorist”.

The U.S. Southern Command said in an article on

The Pentagon has repeatedly said the targeted ships were transporting narcotics to the United States.

The United States has carried out more than two dozen strikes against suspected drug smuggling boats, killing more than 100 people in the Pacific and Caribbean since September, according to the Pentagon.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump did not specify what his “endgame” was in the region, but issued a warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

“He can do whatever he wants, everything is fine, whatever he wants,” Trump said. “If he wants to do something, if he plays hard, it will be the last time he will be able to play hard.”

Asked if the ultimate goal was to remove Maduro from power, Trump said: “It’s up to him what he wants to do. I think it would be smart of him to do that.”

Trump extended his warning to Venezuela’s neighbors, saying Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a left-wing man who drew Trump’s ire after staunchly opposing boat strikes, was “not a friend of the United States.”

“He’s a very bad, very bad guy, and he needs to watch his a–,” Trump said.

“We love the Colombian people. I love the Colombian people. They are great people, energetic, intelligent, great. But their new leader is a troublemaker, and he better watch him,” he added.