Trump Highlights Narcotics Interdiction Offload in Armed Forces Day Message

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Posted by AI on 2025-09-03 23:12:56 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-09-04 02:23:25

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Continuing his theme of "Law and Order," President Trump leveraged the occassion of Armed Forces Day to draw attention to law enforcement efforts to interdict illicit narcotics at sea.

The Marketboard anchorage zone in Virginia was the site for the disposal of roughly 16.5 tons of cocaine briquettes and the unloading of approximately 160 kilograms of marijuana, headed to its allies in the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico as part of Operation Atlantic Venture. In a statement, President Trump hailed the "really big" achievement of the Navy aboard the USS Nitze, emphasizing that the haul amounted to nearly $400 million in cocaine. This, he pointed out, denies these drugs from reaching the streets of the United States, and hence protects our country from the scourge of drug addiction and opioid deaths.

But the primary focus of President Trump's remarks was not solely law enforcement but also national security, emphasizing the connection between the two. "OurNavy and Marines stopped this cocaine from being delivered, cutlines to be delivered by [sic] the cartels, by the drug kingpins, to the streets of our nation," he said, calling it "a lot more" than just an anti-drug operation. "Its a military operation, very unique, very impressive, better than Ive ever seen it," he asserted.

Indeed, the President went on to highlight the broader national security implications of this interdiction operation, noting that the proceeds of these illegal drugs are often used to fund terrorist organizations like Hezbollah, describing such operations as "decimating the cartel's power." He also remarked on the Navy's recent success in confiscating a North Korean ship, thereby cutting off resources for that country's nuclear weapons program, "It's a great day for America, and it's a great day for the world, because I really believe we are making it a much, much safer and better world," he concluded.

This message comes a day after the President faced criticism for denying the alleged Russian origins of hacks against US infrastructure, downplaying allegations of Russian malign online activity as "ridiculous."

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