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US forces kill two in strike on alleged drug boat in the Pacific

Defense And Security,Defense Department,US Military,War On Drugs,Drug Cartels,Foreign Affairs,Water And Oceans,Pete Hegseth,Terrorism

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US forces have struck another vessel alleged to be carrying drugs, this time in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Pentagon has confirmed.

According to defence secretary Pete Hegseth, two people on board the vessel were killed. No US forces were harmed.

The vessel was known to US intelligence and was believed to be carrying drugs along a known trafficking route in international waters, Hegseth added.

The strike marks the eighth US strike against suspected drug boats since 2 September - but the first in the Pacific...

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