THIS is the dramatic moment Donald Trump launches another deadly strike on narco-terrorists in international waters.
The US announced they killed four people in the bombing of the drug smuggling vessel with the death toll in Trump’s war on narco gangs reaching at least 62.
Department of War chief Pete Hegseth shared footage of the attack in the eastern Pacific on Wednesday.
It showed an open top boat travelling through open waters before a massive explosion – often referred to as a “lethal kinetic strike” – rips through the vessel.
A huge blast sends debris flying as the surrounding water ripples wildly.
Plumes of black smoke billow into the air as the vessel was quickly engulfed in flames.
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Hegseth said four men on board were eliminated.
He announced on X: “This vessel, like all the others, was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics.
“The Western Hemisphere is no longer a safe haven for narco-terrorists bringing drugs to our shores to poison Americans.
“The Department of War will continue to hunt them down and eliminate them wherever they operate.”
Just two days earlier, 14 people were killed in three separate attacks on narco boats.
Hegseth said the ships were travelling along a “known narco-trafficking route” and were carrying drugs.
Eight male “narco-terrorists” were aboard the first boat struck by the deadly blast.
Four others were killed on the second ship, and three on the third.
It comes amid a raging war between the US and Venezuela over drug cartels.
The US has amassed around 10,000 troops, a group of US marines and at least 10 warships across to the Caribbean.
On Sunday, USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Venezuela’s doorstep.
The White House say the deployment is part of Trump’s ongoing efforts to put an end to drug trafficking.
The Trump administration has also described Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as a drug lord.
Washington has issued a $50 million reward for information leading to his capture.
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Maduro denies the accusations and insists there is no drug cultivation in Venezuela.
He claims that while his nation is often favoured by smugglers as a trafficking route for Colombian cocaine, it is done so against his will.
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The first day of Trump’s second term kicked off with the designation of narcotraffickers as terrorists – giving him the right to kill them before they can reach American shores.
This is the argument he has used in the face of law experts warning that his decision to strike dozens of suspected drug-smuggling boats has been illegal.
Washington-watchers claim that the gangsters should have been arrested – but the White House says that law enforcement is ineffective.
Trump vowed after one of the first blitzes: “There’s more where that came from.”
He has since attacked several other vessels and shared the footage of the bombings online.
The US President has long spoken of his desire to enact force to take on drug cartels, which he accuses Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of actively backing.
Maduro has denied the allegations, and the last few months have seen teetering escalations deteriorate into a tense standoff.