Unidentified staff say U.S. conducted operations against 'narcoterrorists' and attacked drug-carrying submarine

Two unidentified staff members said in remarks recorded in a public transcript that the United States has been conducting operations against what they called "narcoterrorists," and that a drug-carrying submarine was attacked.

Staff member 1, a staff member, told listeners, "It's it's well known. There's an ongoing, narco terrorist operation The United States has been conducting." He added that "As far as details of any recent strikes, we're not prepared here to announce all those details, but you'll get that information here very shortly." The same speaker also asked rhetorically, "And how are there survivors when these are meant to be lethal attacks? Yeah."

Staff member 2, a staff member, described the vessel more directly: "It was we attacked a submarine, and that was a drug carrying submarine built specifically for the transportation of massive amounts of drugs, just so you understand. This was not an innocent group of people." Later in the exchange the second speaker said, "I don't know too many people that have submarines. And, that was an attack on a drug carrying loaded up submarine."

The speakers said additional information on the operations may be released later but did not provide details in the recorded remarks. The transcript provides no specifics about timing, location, the number of people aboard the vessel, casualty or survivor counts, or which U.S. agency carried out the operation. Those points were either described as "not prepared" to be announced or were not specified in the exchange.

The remarks mix direct assertions (that the United States has carried out counter-narcotics operations and that a submarine used to move large quantities of drugs was attacked) with indications that formal announcements and further details would follow. The transcript does not record any formal decision, order, or policy action; it records a brief public exchange in which additional information was promised.

Because the speakers are not identified by name or agency in the transcript, attribution in this article follows the meeting record and uses the generic labels shown in that record: Staff member 1 and Staff member 2. The transcript does not cite statutes, orders, or agency statements such as those from the U.S. Department of State, nor does it identify which agency — military, law enforcement, or other — conducted the operation.

A future public announcement, if released, would be the source for specifics such as which agency led the action, legal authorities invoked, precise timing and location, casualty or survivor counts, and any related follow-up actions.