US Strikes Drug Boat In Pacific, Killing Three
October 23, 2025
4:41 am
The United States has carried out a second airstrike on a vessel allegedly transporting drugs in the Pacific Ocean, killing three people, as President Donald Trump’s administration intensifies its campaign against maritime narcotics trafficking.
The strike, confirmed on Wednesday by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, followed a similar operation a day earlier that left two people dead. Both vessels were targeted along established trafficking routes in international waters, Hegseth said.
In a statement on X, Hegseth said the operation was conducted “at the direction of President Trump” and described the targets as “narco-terrorists bringing death and destruction to our cities.”
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