"The US military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said. Hegseth said on Saturday the vessel was operated by a US-designated terrorist organization but did not name which group was targeted. He said three people were killed in the strike. It's at least the 15th such strike carried out by the US military in the Caribbean or eastern Pacific since early September."
"In a posting on X, Hegseth said the vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics. The US military has now killed at least 64 people in the strikes. Trump has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the United States."
The US military carried out a lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea that killed three people. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the vessel was operated by a US-designated terrorist organization but did not name the group. The strike was at least the 15th in the Caribbean or eastern Pacific since early September, and US forces have killed at least 64 people in those operations. Hegseth stated intelligence showed the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting a known narco-trafficking route and carrying narcotics. The administration has invoked post‑9/11 legal authority to justify the campaign, and lawmakers have sought legal opinions, target lists, and casualty details while renewing formal requests to senior officials.
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