Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean on Friday, killing four people.
“Our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics, the people onboard were narco-terrorists, and they were operating on a known narco-trafficking transit route. These strikes will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!” Hegseth posted on X with a video showing a boat blown up in a strike.
#BREAKING The US carried out a fourth "lethal, kinetic strike" on a vessel that Secretary Hegseth says was affiliated with designated terror organizations in @Southcom AOR. Four people were killed. https://t.co/JXYxnuOi1a — Carla Babb (@CarlaBabbVOA) October 3, 2025
The strike was carried out in int