The USA “Division of Warfare” carried out a “deadly” strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat within the Pacific, killing two “terrorists”, protection secretary Pete Hegseth mentioned on Wednesday.He additionally shared an unclassified video of the strike in a publish on X.“Yesterday, on the path of President Trump, the Division of Warfare performed a deadly kinetic strike on a vessel being operated by a Designated Terrorist Group and conducting narco-trafficking within the Japanese Pacific,” he mentioned.Tuesday night time's assault differed from the earlier seven US strikes, which had centered on ships within the Caribbean. Hegseth mentioned on social media that the newest strike killed two folks, elevating the overall dying toll to at the least 34 for the reason that assaults started final month.“The vessel was identified by our intelligence to be concerned in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting alongside a identified narco-trafficking transit route, and carrying narcotics. There have been two narco-terrorists aboard the vessel in the course of the strike, which was performed in worldwide waters. Each terrorists have been killed and no U.S. forces have been harmed on this strike,” he added.“Narco-terrorists aspiring to carry poison to our shores, will discover no protected harbor anyplace in our hemisphere. Simply as Al Qaeda waged battle on our homeland, these cartels are waging battle on our border and our folks. There shall be no refuge or forgiveness—solely justice,” he mentioned.The operation alerts an growth of US navy targets into South American waters and a brand new deal with Colombia, a key hub for cocaine trafficking from the world's high producer. Hegseth additionally likened the Trump administration's marketing campaign to the US battle on terror launched after the Sept 11, 2001, assaults.
