US EditionHegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14
The U.S. military executed three strikes in the eastern Pacific targeting drug trafficking vessels, killing 14 people in the largest single-day operation since early September, officials said.
- The U.S. military conducted three strikes in the Eastern Pacific, killing 14 individuals linked to drug trafficking, as announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on social media.
- Hegseth stated that the strikes were aimed at vessels involved in narcotics transit to the U.S.
- Critics, including Senator Rand Paul, condemned the strikes as illegal extrajudicial killings, questioning the lack of evidence and legal authority for the operations.
- President Donald Trump asserted that the strikes are part of a lawful campaign against transnational drug cartels, emphasizing that they pose a direct threat to U.S. national security.
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US Strikes Drug-smuggling Boats in Pacific, 14 Killed
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