At night, at the direction of U.S. President Trump, the Ministry of War carried out a lethal strike against a vessel operated by Tren de Aragua (TdA), designated a terrorist organization and engaged in drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea. This was reported on social media by U.S. Secretary of War Pit Hegset.

“Our intelligence knew that the vessel was involved in illegal drug smuggling. During the strike, carried out in international waters, there were six men on board — drug‑terrorists. All six terrorists were killed. No U.S. service members were injured as a result of this strike. If you are a drug‑terrorist engaged in smuggling in our hemisphere, we will treat you the same way we treat al‑Qaeda. Day or night we will track you down and kill you,” he said.