US EditionAnother US strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, Hegseth says
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday the U.S. military conducted a strike on a vessel suspected of carrying drugs, killing 6 people as part of the campaign against drug cartels.
- Citing cartel activity, the administration argues the strikes target vessels operated by the Tren de Aragua gang, with Hegseth noting attacks continue in the Caribbean Sea.
- A 20-second black-and-white video posted to social media shows a small boat motionless before a long thin projectile hits, causing an explosion; the clip ends before the boat's remains appear.
- Lawmakers from both parties warned that President Donald Trump ordered strikes without Congress authorization, while two strikes this week expanded military operations to the eastern Pacific.
- The pace of the strikes has accelerated from one every few weeks in September to three in one week, and the military flew a pair of supersonic heavy bombers near Venezuela amid a military buildup involving Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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Donald Trump's government is once again attacking an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. Shortly thereafter, Hegseth is transferring an aircraft carrier to the region.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the first nighttime military strike was conducted in international waters against a narco-terrorist smuggling vessel carrying illegal drugs in the Caribbean Sea. Hegseth released video of the attack that killed six Tren de Aragua drug smugglers in the overnight strike announced Friday. | Border / Cartel Chronicles
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The Political InsiderUS Carried Out Another Strike on Drug Boat in Caribbean, Hegseth Says
The U.S. military carried out its 10th strike on a drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean Sea, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Oct. 24. Hegseth said in a post on X that U.S. forces conducted a lethal strike on a boat operated by Tren de Aragua, which is a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. “The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and …
Today's attack in the Caribbean is the 10th attack since the United States began its efforts against alleged drug smuggling boats.
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