Defense Secretary Peter Brian Hegseth announced that the U.S. Navy carried out three lethal kinetic attacks in the Eastern Pacific against four vessels allegedly involved in drug trafficking with a final destination in the United States.

In a message posted on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, Pete Hegseth described the military operation as a success, aimed at stopping criminals who use maritime routes to carry out activities that end up affecting U.S. security.

“At the direction of President Trump, the War Department carried out three lethal kinetic attacks against four vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations (DTOs) that traffic narcotics in the Eastern Pacific.

The four vessels were known to our intelligence apparatus, were traveling on known drug trafficking routes, and were transporting narcotics.

Eight Male narcoterrorists were aboard the vessels during the first attack. Four male narcoterrorists were aboard the vessel during the second attack. Three male narcoterrorists were aboard the vessel during the third attack. A total of 14 narcoterrorists were killed during the three attacks, with one survivor. All attacks were carried out in international waters, and there were no injuries to U.S. forces,” the text states in part. As of last week, there were 10 U.S. attacks carried out in international waters against vessels allegedly linked to drug trafficking, but according to the recent report, an increase is expected in the coming days. In Monday’s message, Pete Hegseth mentioned that the Mexican Navy Secretary assumed responsibility for rescuing a survivor of the attack and made clear the objective of continuing with the monitoring of the U.S. Navy in international waters, where no vessel considered suspected of carrying out activities will be allowed to transit. illicit.

“The Department has spent more than two decades defending other homelands. Now, we’re defending our own. These narco-terrorists have killed more Americans than al-Qaeda, and they will be treated the same. We will track them, connect them to networks, and then hunt them down and eliminate them,” he emphasized.

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