Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed that a lethal strike against alleged narco-traffickers was carried out on Tuesday night, making it the eighth attack in the federal government’s ongoing conflict with drug cartels.

This attack took place in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, a contrast from the previous seven operations that took place in the Caribbean.

In a post on X , Hegseth said a “Designated Terrorist Organization” managed the vessel and likened them to the terrorists that carried out 9/11.

“Narco-terrorists intending to bring poison to our shores, will find no safe harbor anywhere in our hemisphere,” he said. “Just as Al Qaeda waged war on our homeland, these cartels are waging war on our border and our people. There will be no refuge or forgiveness — only justice.”

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