WASHINGTON — A U.S. strike against an alleged drug vessel killed six suspected “narco-terrorists” in the Caribbean, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, the latest operation in President Donald Trump’s counter-drug campaign in the region.

In a post on X, Hegseth said this was the first strike carried out at night as part of the campaign which began in September. The strike took place overnight and the vessel was operated by the Tren de Aragua gang, he added.

While Hegseth did not provide any evidence of what the vessel was carrying, he posted a roughly 20-second video which appeared to show the vessel in water before being hit by at least one projectile and exploding.

Trump said on Thursday that his administration plans to brief the U.S. Congress on operations against dru

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