Venezuela's top ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, once again denounced the U.S. military strikes in Caribbean waters and urged the Trump administration to "stop this madness" during a press briefing with reporters at the U.N. on Thursday.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In a stunning revelation, President Donald Trump confirmed that the U.S. military destroyed a drug-smuggling submarine in the Caribbean, allegedly linked to cartels operating from Venezuela. Trump said the sub was “built to transport massive amounts of drugs” and dismissed claims it carried innocent civilians.