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Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14
The strikes targeted four vessels on known narcotics routes, killing 14 and raising total fatalities to 57 in an escalating U.S. military anti-drug campaign, officials said.
- On October 28, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the eastern Pacific Ocean that destroyed four vessels, killing 14 and leaving one survivor off the coast of Colombia.
- The campaign, which began in early September, has accelerated with strikes marking a continued escalation, as the Trump administration frames drug cartels as 'narco-terrorists' using wartime authority.
- Hegseth posted footage showing boats moving and stationary before both suddenly exploding, with one vessel visibly laden with parcels, and said, 'We will track them, we will network them, and then, we will hunt and kill them.'
- The disclosed campaign's death toll is now at least 57 people, and Mexican search-and-rescue authorities assumed responsibility for coordinating the rescue of the sole survivor.
- Amid growing criticism, members of Congress have questioned the legality, citing lack of evidence and congressional approval, while regional tensions rise after U.S. bomber flights and Ecuador's president's comments.
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The U.S. Department of War carried out a new attack on another boat attributed to drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific.
Hegseth announces more lethal boat strikes to eradicate drug traffickers
The Trump administration performed strikes in international waters in the eastern Pacific on Monday to stop several boats carrying illegal narcotics, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.'We will track them, we will network them, and then, we will hunt and kill them.'He announced on Tuesday the results of "three lethal kinetic strikes on four vessels," claiming that they were operated by "Designated Terrorist Organizations." In January, Pr…
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One person survived US attack on ships in the Pacific. Mexico has undertaken a rescue operation.
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