According to Trump, the operation was executed within the US Southern Command’s “area of responsibility” and warned the US would continue “hunting” drug vessels. On Tuesday, before departing for the UK, Trump told reporters that a third Venezuelan boat had also been “knocked off,” but he did not elaborate on what happened. The Monday attack marks the second lethal military operation by the US against Venezuelan boats in recent weeks. The latest UN World Drug Report indicated Venezuela is not a major drug producer or a key US trafficking corridor, and that most shipments reach the US via Washington-allied Central American countries and Pacific routes. This data coincides with the most recent DEA report, which found that less than 10 percent of US-bound cocaine flows through Venezuela.