"US President Donald Trump announced that the US military in Southern Command launched a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan vessel carrying drugs, releasing footage of the attack on Monday on his Truth Social platform. Footage shows a boat being targeted before getting hit. Flames and smoke were seen rising in the aftermath of the strike. The exact location of the footage released by Trump's Truth Social could not be independently verified. "This morning, on my Orders, US Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility," Trump posted. "The Strike occurred while these confirmed narcoterrorists from Venezuela were in International Waters transporting illegal narcotics (A DEADLY WEAPON POISONING AMERICANS!) headed to the US. These extremely violent drug trafficking cartels POSE A THREAT to US National Security, Foreign Policy, and vital US Interests," he wrote. Trump claimed that three individuals were killed in the strike. He also stated that Washington had 'proof' indicating that the cargo contained narcotics, speaking at the Oval Office over the same day. "All you have to do is look at the cargo. It was like it spattered all over the ocean. Big bags of cocaine and fentanyl all over the place," he pointed out. On September 2, the US carried out its first strike on a Venezuelan vessel, killing 11 and sinking the boat, which Trump claimed was transporting illegal narcotics to the US. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro condemned the operations, accusing Washington of 'imperialist aggression' and attempting to seek a 'regime change' in the nation. Tensions between Caracas and Washington have escalated amid the increased US military presence in the Caribbean, which Washington says targets international drug trafficking networks."