Trump shares footage of missile strike on 'drug submarine'

The Independent Published October 19, 2025

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Donald Trump shared footage of a military airstrike on a “drug-carrying submarine” that US intelligence "confirmed” was carrying mostly fentanyl on Saturday, October 18. Trump claimed in the Truth Social post that allowing the vessel’s cargo to arrive in America could have killed “at least 25,000 Americans.” The US president’s use of excessive military force to combat drug cartels stretches the bounds of international law, according to legal scholars. The Trump administration is now repatriating two people who survived the strike in the Caribbean, according to the president. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@independent Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/the.independent/ X (Twitter) / https://twitter.com/Independent Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations