Hegseth Announces New US Attack on Suspected Drug Boat in Caribbean, 6 Dead

Tom Durante Oct 24th, 2025, 10:54 am

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced a new strike on a suspected drug-running boat in the Caribbean, killing six people on board.

The operation was carried out overnight Friday against the boat operated by the Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, Hegseth said.

“Overnight, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Tren de Aragua (TdA), a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO), trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean Sea,” Hegseth said in an X post with a video of the strike.

He added: “The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was trans

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