The United States destroyed another ship belonging to a narco-terrorist group in the Caribbean Sea.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the Armed Forces of the United States carried out an attack against a vessel belonging to a Venezuelan drug cartel bound for U.S. territory. This is the second operation of this kind in recent weeks against ships linked to drug trafficking.

Trump stated that three narco-terrorists died during the operation, which reportedly took place in international waters. “This morning, following my orders, United States Military Forces carried out a SECOND Kinetic Strike against extraordinarily violent, positively identified drug cartels and narco-terrorists in SOUTHCOM's area of responsibility,” wrote the former president on his Truth Social account.

He added that “These extremely violent drug cartels REPRESENT A THREAT to the National Security, Foreign Policy, and vital interests of the United States.” It is worth noting that Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is the military structure operating in 31 countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

In the post, Trump also shared a video of about 30 seconds in which a vessel can be seen exploding and subsequently engulfed in flames. This new attack occurs in the context of a strong United States military deployment in the southern Caribbean.

On Saturday, five F-35 aircraft were seen landing in Puerto Rico, after the Trump administration ordered ten stealth fighters to join the operation in the area. At least seven U.S. warships and a nuclear-powered submarine are also present in the region.

Just hours before Trump's post, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro described the latest episodes between his country and Washington as “U.S. aggression,” and stated that communication channels between the two nations had been almost completely severed.