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Trinidad and Tobago leader praises strike and says US should kill all drug traffickers ‘violently’

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar endorses U.S. efforts against drug trafficking, citing the impact of cartel violence and recent military success in the southern Caribbean, officials said.

  • On Tuesday, U.S. forces launched an attack on a vessel believed to be transporting narcotics near the southern Caribbean, resulting in the deaths of 11 individuals after it left Venezuela.
  • The strike followed last month's U.S. announcement to boost its maritime force near Venezuela to combat Latin American drug cartels' threats.
  • The leader of Trinidad and Tobago expressed strong support for the U.S. strike on a suspected drug vessel, urging the military to take lethal action against all traffickers due to the severe violence caused by cartels.
  • Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar expressed strong support for the U.S. naval operation, praising its effectiveness in combating drug trafficking, and emphasized the severe harm caused by cartels to the nation.
  • Caricom foreign ministers, led by Barbadian Foreign Minister Kerrie Symmonds, wrote to U.S. Secretary Rubio to request advance notice of future military operations in the Caribbean.
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Trinidad and Tobago leader praises strike and says US should kill all drug traffickers ‘violently’

Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has praised a US strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in the southern Caribbean and said that all traffickers should be killed “violently.”

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Latin Times broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
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