AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTTrinidadian Family Says U.S. Military Killed Relative in Boat AttackFor the first time, one of the 27 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug vessels has been publicly identified.Boats in Las Cuevas, a fishing village on the north coast of Trinidad. The region, which is close to Venezuela, is known by experts as a drug trafficking corridor.Credit...Prior BeharryOct. 16, 2025Chad Joseph, a 26-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago who had been living in Venezuela in recent months, told his family he would soon be taking a short boat ride back home.He has yet to return, and now his family fears the worst.On Thursday, his name spread across social media, with users saying that he was one of six people aboard a suspected drug vessel that had been blown up by the U.S. military this week.Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like.Frances Robles is a Times reporter covering Latin America and the Caribbean. She has reported on the region for more than 25 years.Related ContentAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT