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Trump administration announces another strike on alleged drug-carrying boat, in the Pacific Ocean

The U.S. military has killed at least 37 people in nine strikes targeting drug trafficking vessels as part of a campaign labeling cartels as terrorist groups, officials said.

  • The U.S. military conducted its eighth strike against a drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people aboard, as announced by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
  • This attack marks an expansion of military operations outside the Caribbean Sea against narco-terrorists, with Hegseth stating that the action was conducted under President Donald Trump's direction.
  • Hegseth emphasized that narco-terrorists intending to bring poison to U.S. shores will find no safe harbor anywhere in the hemisphere, reinforcing the administration's crackdown on drug trafficking.
  • Critics, including some Democrats and Congressman Adam Smith, have raised concerns regarding the legality and justification of such military actions and have called for congressional hearings on the strikes.
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The Latest: US strikes 2 more alleged drug-carrying boats, this time in the Pacific Ocean

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military has launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Wednesday's strike expands the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking in South America and…

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Las Vegas Sun broke the news in Las Vegas, United States on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
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