Pete Hegseth claimed that six ‘narco-terrorists’ onboard craft were killed in night strike in international waters
The US 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, 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 added: “Six male narco-terrorists were aboard the vessel during the strike, which was conducted in international waters – and was the first strike at night. All six terrorists were killed and no U.S. forces were harmed in this strike.”
As has become common with the announcement of such attacks, Hegseth posted a short video showing a boat at sea suddenly exploding as it was struck with military ordnance.
