President Trump announced over the weekend that a drug carrying submarine loaded with fentanyl was destroyed while en route to the Untied States, killing two of the four “narcoterrorists” on board.
Two of the submarine’s surviving passengers were captured and wil be sent home. Trump said, “The two surviving terrorists are being returned to their Countries of origin, Ecuador and Colombia, for detention and prosecution.”
“At least 25,000 Americans would die if I allowed this submarine to come ashore,” the President said in a statement announcing the attack.
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This follows a series of strikes on Venezuelan drug boats, believed to be affiliated with the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua cartel and the Maduro Regime, starting in early September.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, last week, Trump announced the destruction of another strike against a “vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking,” which killed 6 “narcoterrorists,” he said.
It also comes as the United States ramps up its offensive against the Venezuelan Maduro Regime, reportedly with B-52 nuclear bombers, guided missile destroyers, F-35B fighter jets, P-8 Poseidon spy planes, a nuclear submarine, and 6,500 troops. Trump recently deployed the Army’s “Night Stalkers,” an elite unit used in counter-terrorism operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, in recent years.
While discussing this move with reporters on Friday, Trump said of Maduro, “He’s offered everything. You’re right. You know why? Because he doesn’t want to f*ck around with the United States.”
The President announced the latest strike on Truth Social on Saturday afternoon, declaring, “Under my watch, the United States of America will not tolerate narcoterrorists trafficking illegal drugs, by land or by sea.”
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 transit route. U.S. Intelligence confirmed this vessel was loaded up with mostly Fentanyl, and other illegal narcotics. There were four known narcoterrorists on board the vessel. Two of the terrorists were killed. At least 25,000 Americans would die if I allowed this submarine to come ashore. The two surviving terrorists are being returned to their Countries of origin, Ecuador and Colombia, for detention and prosecution. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike. Under my watch, the United States of America will not tolerate narcoterrorists trafficking illegal drugs, by land or by sea. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The White House also celebrated the successful strike on X:
DESTROYED: Confirmed DRUG-CARRYING SUBMARINE navigating towards the United States on a well-known narcotrafficking transit route.
“Under my watch, the United States of America will not tolerate narcoterrorists trafficking illegal drugs, by land or by sea.” – President Trump pic.twitter.com/N4TAkgPHXN
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 18, 2025