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Democrat Adam Smith Demands Hearing on Trump’s Caribbean Maritime Strikes in Anti-Cartel Campaign

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) on Monday called for an immediate hearing into President Donald Trump’s authorization of lethal U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean, citing unanswered questions about their legality, oversight, and the recent early retirement of U.S. Southern Command Commander Admiral Alvin Holsey.

Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thur

Trump Announces 4th Lethal Strike on Narcoterrorist Vessel near Venezuela

President Donald Trump announced the fourth U.S. military strike targeting narcoterrorist operations in the USSOUTHCOM region, confirming that a vessel linked to a designated terrorist organization was destroyed in international waters off the coast of Venezuela early Tuesday. The strike killed six suspected traffickers, marking a continued escalation in his administration’s maritime counter-narcotics campaign.

Trump Announces 4th Lethal Strike on Narcoterrorist Vessel near Venezuela (U.S. Department

Trump-Ordered Strike Destroys Drug-Smuggling Boat Linked to Narco-Terrorists in National Security Operation

Under direct orders from President Donald Trump, U.S. forces carried out a lethal strike early Friday morning against a drug-smuggling vessel affiliated with designated terrorist organizations in international waters near Venezuela. The operation killed four male narco-terrorists and intercepted a large narcotics shipment bound for the United States, reinforcing the administration’s aggressive posture on transnational threats to national security.

Trump-Ordered Strike Destroys Drug-Smuggling Boat Linked to Narco-Terrorists in National S

EXCLUSIVE: ICE Director Lyons Provides Inside Look at the New War on Cartels

In a dramatic escalation of the federal government’s war on transnational drug cartels, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported the seizure of a record-breaking shipment of illicit drug precursor chemicals en route from China to drug cartels in Mexico — before they could be weaponized and unleashed on American streets.

EXCLUSIVE: ICE Director Lyons Provides Inside Look at the New War on Cartels (Immigration

Trump Orders U.S. Military Strike on Drug Boat, Killing 11 Tren de Aragua Terrorists in Warning to Traffickers

On direct orders from President Donald Trump, U.S. military forces launched a precision strike on a drug-laden vessel in international waters, killing 11 Tren de Aragua narcoterrorists en route to the United States. Trump declared the operation a clear warning to traffickers that those who smuggle poison toward American shores will face swift and lethal consequences.

Trump Strikes TdA Drug Trafficking Boat (Department of Defense Video Screenshot)

ICE Nabs 243 Illegal Aliens in 9-Day Denver Operation

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 243 illegal aliens in the Denver metro area during a nine-day deportation operation that ended on Wednesday. Those detained include aliens from 17 different countries, and some have significant criminal records.

Criminal Aliens Arrested by ICE in Denver (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

FBI Makes ‘Largest Takedown’ of Anti-Tren Gang Members in Texas Roundup

A joint task force of federal, state, and local law enforcement officials led to the arrest of 16 members of the Venezuelan “Anti-Tren” gang, a spinoff faction of the Tren de Aragua foreign terrorist organization. Officials called it the “largest takedown of suspected Anti-Tren members and associates by the FBI, so far.”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement