US President Donald Trump recently announced another operation executed by the U.S. military against a vessel suspected of carrying illicit drugs from Venezuela. The strike, which took place in international waters, resulted in the death of three individuals aboard. The president referred to the victims as confirmed narcoterrorists who were en route to the U.S. with illegal narcotics, branding these substances as ‘a deadly weapon poisoning Americans’. Trump emphasized the threat posed by such violent drug trafficking cartels to the country’s national security, foreign policy, and vital interests.