The United States attacked a ship with suspected drug traffickers in the Pacific Ocean

Air Force (Air Force) The United States launched an airstrike on a ship in the international waters of the Pacific Ocean, which, according to American intelligence, was carrying drugs. This was announced on November 4 by the head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth.

According to him, this operation was carried out after instructions received from US President Donald Trump.

"The Ministry of War has launched a deadly kinetic strike on a ship operated by a terrorist organization (DTO). <...> Intelligence has confirmed that the ship was engaged in illegal drug smuggling," Hegseth wrote on his page on the social network X (former. Twitter).

The head of the Pentagon added that as a result of the liquidation of the ship, two people who were on board died. Hegseth added that none of the American servicemen were injured.

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On October 29, Hegseth reported that the US Armed Forces had destroyed a boat that, according to American intelligence, was allegedly used to transport drugs in the Pacific Ocean. Then, as a result of this operation, which was carried out as part of the US measures to combat international drug trafficking, four crew members of the ship were killed.

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