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US carries out more 'lethal' strikes on alleged drug boats in international waters, Secretary Hegseth says

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2 months ago

War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced two additional airstrikes against alleged drug smuggling vessels in international waters on Monday."Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, two lethal kinetic strikes were conducted on two vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. These vessels were known by our intelligence to be associated with illicit narcotics smuggling, were carrying narcotics, and were transiting along a known narco-trafficking transit route in the Eastern Pacific," Hegseth said in a statement."Both strikes were conducted in international waters and 3 male narco-...