The United States military has conducted its 10th strike on a suspected drug-running boat in the Caribbean.
In the announcement on Friday, defence secretary Pete Hegseth blamed a Venezuelan gang for operating the vessel and leaving six people dead in the Caribbean.
In a social media post, Mr. Hegseth said the strike occurred overnight.
It marks the second time the Trump administration has tied one of its operations to the gang, which originated in a Venezuelan prison.
The strike came hours after the US minister reported it flew a pair of supersonic, heavy bombers up the coast of Venezuela on Thursday.
The US has said that it has conducted 10 strikes on drug-carrying boats since early September, killing 43 people so far.
Its strikes have been in the Caribbean Sea and two in the Eastern Pacific.
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