❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. military forces carried out a strike against Tren de Aragua in international waters, at President Donald J. Trump’s direction.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. military forces, President Trump, Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists, and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s regime.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday morning, in the United States Southern Command (SouthCom) area of responsibility, international waters.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!” – President Trump
🎯IMPACT: Eleven “narcoterrorists” were killed in the strike, potentially deterring further drug running.
U.S. military forces have executed a strike against Tren de Aragua (TdA), designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by President Donald J. Trump, in international waters. TdA, characterized by President Trump as operating under the control of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, gained a significant foothold in the U.S. under former President Joe Biden, and has been linked to serious crimes including mass murder, drug trafficking, and sex trafficking across the United States and the wider Western Hemisphere.
“Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM [United States Southern Command] area of responsibility,” Trump confirmed in a post to his Truth Social platform. He stressed that TdA “is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, operating under the control of Nicolas Maduro,” explaining that the strike was carried out “while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States.”
“The strike resulted in 11 terrorists killed in action. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike,” he added, warning: “Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!”
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 2, 2025
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