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Dominican Republic Confirms Cocaine Haul After U.S. Carries Out Fourth Caribbean Strike

Dominican officials say the latest strike destroyed a speedboat carrying roughly 1,000 kilos of cocaine south of Isla Beata.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro looks on during a meeting at the National Assembly in Caracas on August 22, 2025. Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro on August 22, 2025, denounced the US military deployment in Caribbean waters as an "immoral, criminal, and illegal" plan against his country, seeking "regime change." (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP) (Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro prepares to leave at the end of a press conference, days after he said Venezuela would deploy military, police and civilian defenses at 284 "battlefront" locations across the country, amid heightened tensions with the U.S., in Caracas, Venezuela, September 15, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
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Overview

  • The Dominican Republic’s anti-narcotics agency said 377 packages were seized from a destroyed speedboat about 80 nautical miles south of Isla Beata, and a U.S. embassy spokesperson linked the operation to the strike President Trump announced Friday.
  • Trump said three men were killed in the latest attack and previously claimed strikes this month killed 11 and then three people, describing the targets as affiliated with designated narco‑terrorist groups.
  • Washington has surged forces to the region with at least seven to eight warships, a nuclear‑powered submarine, F‑35 jets forward‑based to Puerto Rico, and thousands of personnel supporting ongoing maritime interdictions.
  • Legal and political challenges intensified as human rights groups questioned the killings and Senators Adam Schiff and Tim Kaine filed a war powers resolution seeking to block further strikes.
  • Venezuela rejects U.S. allegations, publicized a Sept. 6 letter from President Nicolás Maduro offering talks with envoy Richard Grenell, and has mobilized forces while urging international investigations into the fatalities.