A drug-smuggling boat destroyed in a U.S. strike was carrying more than 2,200 pounds of cocaine, Dominican officials revealed this week. The seizure underscores President Trump’s aggressive campaign against narcoterrorism in the Caribbean and his pledge to stop deadly drugs before they reach American shores.
According to the Dominican Republic’s National Drug Control Directorate, the seized vessel was a “Go Fast” speedboat loaded with “approximately 1,000 kilograms of suspected cocaine.” The packages were secured and transferred under chain of custody to forensic experts for confirmation.
Officials said the mission marked the first-ever “joint operation against narcoterrorism in the Caribbean region” conducted between Dominican forces, the U.S. Southern Command, and the Joint Interagency Task Force South. Intelligence reports indicated traffickers planned to use the Dominican Republic as a staging ground to funnel the drugs into the United States.
President Trump has been direct about his intent to crush the cartels fueling America’s drug crisis. “IF YOU ARE TRANSPORTING DRUGS THAT CAN KILL AMERICANS, WE ARE HUNTING YOU!” he declared last week on Truth Social, following earlier strikes on smuggling boats.
The U.S. government warns that cocaine is “an intense, euphoria-producing stimulant drug with strong addictive potential” and that users quickly build tolerance, driving higher consumption. By interdicting more than a ton of cocaine before it crossed U.S. borders, Trump’s administration has shown that decisive military action can disrupt the flow of poison destined for American communities.
