Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said the US military launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in the eastern Pacific Ocean and expanding the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking in South America.
First, Hegseth shared on social media about another incident that killed two individuals Tuesday night in the eastern Pacific before announcing the strikes in an Oval Office meeting with US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The latest attacks, a departure from the seven previous US strikes that had targeted vessels in the Caribbean Sea, bri
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