U.S. military strikes a seventh alleged drug boat in Caribbean, Hegseth says

The U.S. military struck another alleged drug-carrying vessel on Friday, killing three people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Sunday. This marks the seventh known attack since last month.

Hegseth stated that Friday’s strike targeted a boat linked to the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), a Colombian guerrilla group that the U.S. has considered a terrorist organization since the 1990s. In a post on X, he alleged that the boat “was traveling along a known narco-trafficking route, and was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics.”

The defense secretary emphasized that the strike took place in international waters and within the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, which includes the Caribbean Sea.

“The United States military will treat these organizations like the terrorists they are — they will be hunted, and killed, just like Al Qaeda,” Hegseth wrote.

This is a breaking story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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