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US strike on alleged drug boat kills two in eastern Pacific: Pentagon chief

Boat was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics: Hegseth

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A screengrab from video posted by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth showing an alleged drug-smuggling boat blown up in the Pacific by the US military.
A screengrab from video posted by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth showing an alleged drug-smuggling boat blown up in the Pacific by the US military.
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US forces killed two people in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

"Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics. The strike was conducted in international waters in the Eastern Pacific," Hegseth said in a post on X.

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