"Two new US strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific have killed five people in total, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. Both vessels were "known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling," were "transiting along a known narco-trafficking route" and were "carrying narcotics," Hegseth said of the strikes in two separate posts on X on Wednesday. They were both in international waters, according to Hegseth."
"Three people were killed in the attack announced late Wednesday, while two died in the previous strike, which apparently took place on Tuesday. Hegseth referred to those killed as "narco-terrorists." Both videos show similar speedboats moving fast along the water before being hit by a projectile. The boats are then engulfed in flames, floating on the water. One video shows large packages floating on the water's surface after the strike. First attacks on alleged drug smugglers in the Pacific"
Two U.S. strikes on alleged drug-smuggling speedboats in the eastern Pacific killed five people in total, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. Hegseth stated both vessels were known by intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, were transiting a known narco-trafficking route, and were carrying narcotics, and that the attacks occurred in international waters. Videos released show speedboats hit by projectiles, engulfed in flames, and large packages floating on the water's surface. The strikes mark a shift from prior Caribbean operations to the eastern Pacific. Since September, U.S. actions have killed at least 37 people in nine strikes, prompting legal criticism that summary killings may be illegal.
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