U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States carried out a strike on a Venezuelan dock allegedly used to load boats with drugs, causing a major explosion.
Speaking to reporters in Palm Beach, Florida, ahead of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Trump said the target was a coastal facility linked to narcotics trafficking.
He described the site as an area where drugs were prepared for maritime transport, saying the strike hit both the boats and the dock itself. Trump added that the location was an “implementation area” and claimed it was no longer operational following the explosion.
Trump did not specify which U.S. agency carried out the action, saying he knew who was responsible but did not want to disclose it. He said the target was located “along the shore.”
Asked about contacts with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Trump said the two had spoken “pretty recently,” but added that the talks produced little result. Venezuelan authorities have not commented on the alleged strike or the phone call.
Trump had previously referenced the operation in a radio interview, saying the U.S. had taken out a large facility connected to drug trafficking without giving details.
The remarks come amid intensified U.S. military operations in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, which Washington says are aimed at countering narcotics trafficking. The campaign also coincides with broader U.S. pressure on Venezuela, including oil tanker seizures and an expanded military presence near Venezuelan waters, actions Caracas has condemned as violations of international law.
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