The reputed Venezuelan regime led by Nicolás Maduro is experiencing its most difficult times since the arrival of the United States naval fleet in the Caribbean Sea. Yesterday, September 2, U.S. authorities revealed that a boat that had left Venezuela with a drug shipment was shot down. Eleven people are reported dead.
The details were revealed by US President Donald Trump himself from the White House: "As you leave the room, you will see that, in the last few minutes, we literally shot down a boat, a drug boat, with a lot of drugs on it. You will see it and you will read about it. It happened just moments ago."
In addition, Trump, in his statement on the outcome of the operation, which was described as a"lethal attack," said:
"Our great general, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who has been so incredible, including what happened in Iran, eliminating any nuclear potential for a long time. But he gave us a briefing, and you'll see. And there's more where that came from," the US president emphasized.
"We have a huge amount of drugs coming into our country, and we've had them for a long time. They came out of Venezuela, and they're coming out of Venezuela in abundance. A lot of things are coming out of Venezuela. So we're eliminating them. And you'll be able to see that after this meeting," Trump reiterated.
In response to this statement, the President of the Republic, Gustavo Petro, reacted through his favorite platform, his personal X account.
In the tweet, the Colombian head of state provided details about a success in combating the illegal drug trade.
"I have to report that, with Colombian naval intelligence, 4.5 tons of cocaine were seized south of Puerto Rico; Dominican, Colombian, and Ecuadorian citizens were arrested," Gustavo Petro posted.
I have to report that with Colombian naval intelligence, 4.5 tons of cocaine were seized south of Puerto Rico, Dominican, Colombian and Ecuadorian citizens were captured. https://t.co/izXiE9yMEh
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) September 3, 2025
In another message, the Colombian president noted:"If this is true, it's murder anywhere in the world."
If this is true, it's murder anywhere in the world.
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) September 3, 2025
We've been capturing civilians transporting drugs for decades without killing them. Those transporting drugs aren't the big drug traffickers, but the very poor young people of the Caribbean and the Pacific.
"We've been capturing civilians transporting drugs for decades without killing them. Those transporting drugs aren't the big drug traffickers, but rather the very poor young people of the Caribbean and the Pacific," Petro emphasized.
