Us Airstrike Destroyed 'drug-carrying Submarine', Says Trump - As Survivors Repatriated - Beritaja

Two survivors of a US airstrike, targeting what Donald Trump has described arsenic a "drug-carrying submarine" successful the Caribbean, person been repatriated to their location countries.

The US president posted footage of Thursday's operation, portion of a caller military run targeting boats transporting narcotics to America.

"It was my awesome grant to destruct a very ample DRUG-CARRYING SUBMARINE that was navigating towards the United States connected a good known narcotrafficking transit route," Mr Trump wrote connected Truth Social.

"US intelligence confirmed this alloy was loaded up pinch mostly Fentanyl, and different forbidden narcotics," he added.

The US subject staged a chopper rescue for the survivors connected Thursday aft the onslaught connected their semi-submersible
vessel, suspected of trafficking forbidden narcotics. They were past transported to a US Navy warship.

Two different unit members connected committee were killed.

President Trump confirmed the survivors would beryllium returned to their location countries of Colombia and Ecuador "for detention and prosecution". Both countries subsequently confirmed they had been handed over.

"America will not tolerate narcoterrorists trafficking forbidden drugs, by onshore aliases by sea," he added.

On Saturday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro posted connected X: "We person received the Colombian detained connected the narco submarine, we are happy he is live and he will beryllium processed according to the law."

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The Trump management has said erstwhile strikes successful the Caribbean person killed 27 people, raising concerns among immoderate about the legality of the subject operations.

The strikes besides travel against the backdrop of a US subject buildup successful the Caribbean that includes guided rocket destroyers, F-35 combatant jets, a atomic submarine and about 6,500 troops arsenic the US president escalates a standoff pinch the Venezuelan government.

On Wednesday, Mr Trump disclosed he had authorised the CIA to behaviour covert operations wrong Venezuela, adding to speculation successful Caracas that the US is attempting to topple Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Mr Maduro has denied immoderate relationship to supplier smuggling and claimed the US vessel strikes are a pretext for authorities change, and violations of sovereignty and world law.