US kills 14 alleged drug traffickers on 4 boats in latest strike, Hegseth announces

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Posted on AllSides October 29, 2025

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The US military killed 14 people in a series of three strikes on four suspected drug boats Monday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday.

“All strikes were in international waters with no US forces harmed,” said Hegseth, adding that President Trump ordered the operations targeting what he called “Designated Terrorist Organizations (DTO) trafficking narcotics in the Eastern Pacific.”

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