Previous deadly attacks have targeted alleged narco-traffickers in the Caribbean Sea

The US has killed five people in attacks on two alleged drug smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegset. Previous US operations, which Washington says target illicit narcotics trafficking, have focused on the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.

The strikes, carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday, targeted vessels “involved in illicit narcotics smuggling” and were ordered by President Donald Trump, Hegseth said on X on Wednesday. He added that the “strikes will continue” until all “narco-terrorists” are eliminated.

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