# Six suspected drug smugglers have been killed in a US attack on a boat near the coast of Venezuela. US president Donald Trump said intelligence confirmed the boat was carrying drugs. It’s the fifth attack since the start of September after the Pentagon said the president had ruled the US was in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels. Trump earlier said the cartels were a threat to America national security. However, some experts argue the explanation for destroying the boats does not meet requirements under the laws of war.
US blows up another drug smuggling boat off Venezuela coast