Former US President Donald Trump announced that American forces destroyed a “very large drug-carrying submarine” in the Caribbean Sea that was heading toward the United States. Trump said the operation was part of a broader effort to stop illegal drugs, especially fentanyl, from entering the country through routes used by Latin American drug traffickers.
In a post shared on Truth Social, Trump wrote,
“It was my great honor to destroy a very large drug-carrying submarine that was navigating towards the United States on a well-known narcotrafficking route. U.S. Intelligence confirmed this vessel was loaded up with mostly fentanyl and other illegal narcotics.”
According to Trump, there were four suspected narco terrorists on board the submarine. Two were killed in the strike, while the two survivors, who are from Ecuador and Colombia, were captured and handed over to their respective countries for legal action and prosecution.
Trump claimed that if the submarine had managed to reach the US coast, at least 25,000 Americans could have died due to the large quantity of fentanyl it carried.
“At least 25,000 Americans would die if I allowed this submarine to come ashore,” he said.
He added that no US forces were harmed in the operation and praised American intelligence and the military for their efforts.
“Under my watch, the United States of America will not tolerate narco terrorists trafficking illegal drugs by land or by sea. Thank you for your attention to this matter,” Trump wrote in his post.
Reports suggest that this is not the first such strike. Since September, the US military has targeted at least six vessels — most of them speedboats — suspected of carrying drugs across the Caribbean Sea. According to news agency AFP, some of these vessels are believed to have originated from Venezuela, a country often accused of being a major hub for drug trafficking routes in the region.
The Caribbean has long been a hotspot for drug smuggling operations, with traffickers using submarines, speedboats, and fishing vessels to transport narcotics from South America to North America. Fentanyl, one of the drugs mentioned by Trump, is an extremely powerful synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths each year in the US.
Trump’s strong statement is seen as part of his ongoing tough stance against drug traffickers and narcoterrorism. His post comes as the US continues to intensify operations aimed at stopping illegal drugs before they reach American shores.
