Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:55am on 19 Oct 2025,Sunday International
The US military destroyed a suspected drug-carrying submarine in the Caribbean on Thursday, killing two people, President Trump announced Saturday. Trump claimed the vessel was "loaded mostly with Fentanyl" and would have killed "at least 25,000 Americans" if allowed ashore. Pentagon footage showed the semi-submersible exploding after strikes. Two survivors including citizens of Ecuador and Colombia were rescued and returned for prosecution. Trump justified the operation under "armed conflict" legal authority against cartels, treating traffickers as enemy combatants. This marks the sixth strike on drug vessels since early September, bringing the death toll to 29. The campaign occurs amid US military buildup in the Caribbean with 6,500 troops, destroyers, F-35s, and a nuclear submarine.
