The U.S. military conducted a lethal strike on a drug smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Nov. 4, killing two alleged traffickers on board, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Hegseth said the vessel was run by a designated terrorist organization and two “male narco-terrorists” aboard were killed in the strike. He added that no U.S. armed forces were harmed in the operation.
“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics,” the Pentagon chief stated on X.
“We will find and terminate EVERY vessel with the intention of trafficking drugs to America to poison our citizens. Protecting the homeland is our TOP priority,” he added….