“These cartels are the Al Qaeda of the Western Hemisphere,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said of the organizations accused of controlling the boats being targeted by United States strikes.

President Donald Trump and his administration informed Congress last month that the United States is in “armed conflict” with drug cartels that are smuggling narcotics into the country, using it as justification for the strike campaign that began last month.

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