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US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that the US military successfully struck and destroyed a “drug-carrying submarine” in the Caribbean on Thursday, killing two suspected narco traffickers and rescuing two others. The operation, which Trump called a “great honour,” was the sixth such strike since September in the administration’s escalating campaign against drug smuggling routes from Latin America. 

Posting on Truth Social, Trump shared footage of the attack, showing US forces targeting a semi-submersible vessel allegedly transporting drugs toward American shores. “At least 25,000 Americans would die if I allowed this submarine to come ashore,” Trump wrote. “It was my great honour to destroy a very large DRUG-CARRYING SUBMARINE navigating toward the United States on a well-known narcotrafficking route.”

Trump added that the operation was carried out without any US casualties. “Under my watch, the United States will not tolerate narcoterrorists trafficking illegal drugs, by land or by sea,” he said, vowing to intensify maritime surveillance and enforcement.

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Survivors To Be Repatriated

According to reports, two individuals survived the strike and were rescued by U.S. forces before being transferred for repatriation to Ecuador and Colombia. Trump confirmed that both would face “detention and prosecution” in their respective countries.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro acknowledged the repatriation, stating, “We are glad he is alive and he will be prosecuted according to the law.” Petro’s statement followed growing scrutiny over the legality and proportionality of such US military actions in international waters. 

The recent strike marks the latest escalation in a US campaign targeting maritime drug smuggling networks believed to originate in Venezuela and Colombia. Since September, the US military has targeted at least six suspected vessels, mostly speedboats and semi-submersibles, in the Caribbean, resulting in at least 27 fatalities.

Washington claims that these operations have dealt “decisive blows” to drug trafficking organisations, though it has not provided evidence confirming that the individuals killed were indeed smugglers.

Despite Trump’s bold claims, the US has not disclosed the submarine’s exact origin or offered verifiable proof that the destroyed vessel was carrying narcotics. Security experts note that such semi-submersibles are typically built in remote jungle workshops in Colombia and used to transport cocaine to Central America or Mexico, often via Pacific routes.

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