Pete Hegseth claimed that six ‘narco-terrorists’ onboard craft were killed in night strike in international waters
Pete Hegseth claimed that six ‘narco-terrorists’ onboard craft were killed in night strike in international waters
The United States has carried out another military strike against what it claimed was a vessel carrying illegal drugs in the Caribbean, killing six people onboard, the Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth, said.
In a social media post on Friday morning, Hegseth stated: “The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics.”
He said that the strike, conducted in international waters, killed all six people who were onboard, and was “the first strike at night”.
No US forces were harmed, he added.
As has become common with previous announcements of such attacks, Hegseth shared a short video showing a boat at sea suddenly exploding as it was struck with military ordnance.
