President Trump confirmed Tuesday that a military strike was carried out against a vessel carrying drugs that departed from Venezuela.

He made the announcement while in the Oval Office, and said the strike took place “moments ago.”

“We have a lot of drugs pouring into our country, coming in for a long time, and this came out of Venezuela,” he said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio shared more information in an X post, saying the U.S. military “conducted a lethal strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug vessel which had departed from Venezuela.”

He said it was operated by a “designated narco-terrorist organization.”

A similar statement from the Pentagon added that “more information will be made available at a later date.”

The Venezuelan government has not yet publicly acknowledged the strike.

• Mike Glenn contributed to this report.

• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.