WATCH: U.S. Military Destroys Venezuelan Drug Boat Carrying 11 Tren de Aragua Operatives

The U.S. military carried out a precision strike on a suspected Venezuelan drug boat in international waters early Tuesday.

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It resulted in the deaths of 11 individuals identified as Tren de Aragua operatives, according to a statement released by the Trump administration. No U.S. personnel were harmed in the operation.

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump just released the video of the U.S. military STRIKING a drug boat from Venezuela heading to America carrying ELEVEN Tren de Aragua narcoterrorists, who were kiIIed in the strike

TRUMP: “Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces… pic.twitter.com/axQAWxjJhm

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In a social media statement, President Trump framed the operation as a direct warning to transnational criminal networks and foreign regimes. 

He alleged that the Tren de Aragua group, designated by the U.S. as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), operates with the backing of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and is responsible for violent activity across the Western Hemisphere.

“The United States will not tolerate narcoterrorism on our doorstep,” Trump said. “This strike was lawful, targeted, and successful -- and it sends a clear message: we will intercept and eliminate any threat before it reaches American shores.”