Donald Trump brought fire and death to the Pacific Ocean on Sunday against alleged narco-terrorists.
‘Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, two lethal kinetic strikes were conducted on two vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,’ wrote Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Monday morning.
US intelligence discovered the the vessels were ‘associated with illicit narcotics smuggling,’ according to Hegseth.
The cabinet secretary claimed both vessels were carrying narcotics but did not specify the exact drugs or location in the Eastern Pacific ocean that the strike took place.
‘Both strikes were conducted in international waters and 3 male narco-terrorists were aboard each vessel. All 6 were killed. No U.S. forces were harmed,’ Hegseth added.
The US military has conducted 18 lethal strikes against suspect drug vessels over the last few months, killing approximately 75 people after Monday’s deadly operation.
Since starting his second term, Trump has applied more military pressure on Venezuela by accusing the socialist regime of trafficking drugs into the United States.
Trump has also labeled the largest drug cartels in Mexico as terrorist organizations.
The US military killed six alleged narco-terrorists in two separate strikes on drug boats in the Pacific Ocean
Trump has labeled the largest drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
Hegseth announced the latest military operation via social media on Monday morning
‘Under President Trump, we are protecting the homeland and killing these cartel terrorists who wish to harm our country and its people,’ Hegseth concluded.
Last week, the US conducted its 17th deadly strike on drug boats moving narcotics through international waters in the Caribbean.
Hegseth made the announce on Thursday noting that all three alleged narco-terrorists had been killed on board.
Critics have claimed that the Trump administration’s targeted strikes on drug smugglers represents extrajudicial killings.
The Pentagon has yet to release concrete evidence to the public that the vessels were carrying narcotics or posed a threat to the US.
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