The United States has carried out an attack on a vessel that, according to US President Donald Trump, was involved in illegal drug trafficking.

President Donald Trump said Saturday he ordered a strike against a vessel in international waters that he said was “trafficking illicit narcotics.”

In a social media post, Trump said the strike targeted a vessel affiliated with a designated terrorist organization conducting narcotrafficking in the US Southern Command area of responsibility and killed three male “narcoterrorists” onboard.

“On my Orders, the Secretary of War ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking illicit narcotics, and was transiting along a known narcotrafficking passage enroute to poison Americans. The strike killed 3 male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel, which was in international waters.”

According to the president, no US forces were harmed during the operation.

“Stop selling fentanyl, narcotics and illegal drugs in America, and committing violence and terrorism against Americans!!!,” the president added.

Trump attached a video of the strike to his post. Trump’s post did not say when the latest strike was carried out.

Details on the location of the strike or the method of attack remain unclear. In a video Trump posted on Saturday, a speeding craft is seen in the sea before being hit, triggering a plume of black smoke.

Earlier this month, secretary of war Pete Hegseth posted a video on social media X showing a vessel being struck by US military forces and then engulfed in a large burst of flame.

“Narco-terrorists are enemies of the United States – actively bringing death to our shores. We will stop at nothing to defend our homeland and our citizens. We will track them, kill them, and dismantle their networks throughout our hemisphere – at the times and places of our choosing,” he wrote.

The post of the secretary of war is accompanied by a video showing a vessel being hit by US military forces that, according to the White House, is part of the drug trafficking cartel and narcoterrorists.

“Be warned – If you are transporting drugs that can kill Americans, we are hunting you! The illicit activities by these cartels have wrought devastating consequences on American communities for decades, killing millions of American citizens. No longer.”

Given the Trump administration’s position, further strikes targeting alleged vessels smuggling drugs in international waters are probable.