Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello has strongly condemned a recent U.S. military strike in the Caribbean that killed 11 people, calling it “a murder” and questioning how American forces could have identified alleged gang members in the dark at sea. The incident has sparked international debate over the legality of the attack and raised questions about the Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive approach to combating drug cartels.
The strike occurred on September 1, 2025, when U.S. forces destroyed a speedboat in international waters in the southern Caribbean. President Donald Trump announced the operation the following day, claiming the vessel was operated by members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and was carrying drugs bound for the United States. The administration has designated Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization.
