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Trump says U.S. Navy struck an alleged Venezuelan boat carrying drug shipment

By John Otis,

Steve Inskeep

Published September 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM CDT

Days after sending U.S. gunboats to South American waters, President Trump said the U.S. Navy struck a vessel in the southern Caribbean carrying what he described as a Venezuelan drug shipment.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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