{"id":59507,"date":"2025-09-21T18:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T22:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=59507"},"modified":"2025-09-21T18:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T22:17:15","slug":"dominican-republic-confirms-u-s-strike-on-drug-boat-near-its-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/dominican-republic-confirms-u-s-strike-on-drug-boat-near-its-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic confirms U.S. strike on drug boat near its coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Dominican Republic confirmed that U.S. forces carried out an airstrike on a drug boat off its southern coast, marking the third strike in Washington\u2019s anti-trafficking campaign in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carlos Devers, spokesperson for the Dominican Republic\u2019s National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD), said Sunday that the operation targeted a speedboat carrying about 1,000 kilograms of suspected cocaine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devers said authorities seized 377 packages of the substance about 80 nautical miles south of Isla Beata in Pedernales province. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devers spoke at a press conference with a U.S. Embassy official, who confirmed the strike was the same incident referenced by President Donald Trump on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump released <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115233555445134712\">video<\/a> of the strike on Truth Social, he did not specify the boat\u2019s origin, but a source told AFP the vessel had departed from Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly a month ago, the United States deployed warships to the Caribbean to crack down on drug trafficking. 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