Hegseth announces another drug vessel strike as Pacific campaign intensifies

Published October 29, 2025 9:33pm ET



The Department of War carried out yet another strike on an alleged drug vessel in the eastern Pacific on Wednesday, Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on X.

Hegseth said the vessel belonged to a “designated terrorist organization” and four male “narco-terrorists” were killed in the strike.

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