A US military strike on a vessel off Venezuela’s coast Tuesday killed six suspected drug traffickers, according to US President Donald Trump. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said intelligence reports confirmed the boat was involved in narcotics trafficking and linked to “illicit narcoterrorist networks.”

The strike was the fifth lethal operation in the Caribbean under the Trump administration, which has maintained that suspected drug traffickers are “unlawful combatants” who can be targeted with military force.

The policy has sparked growing bipartisan concern in Congress — with some Republicans demanding clearer legal justifications from the White House, while Democrats argue the strikes breach both U.S. and international law. - Ends

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