(CNN) — The US military conducted strikes against four more boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 14 people on board the vessels, with one survivor, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

It marked the first time multiple strikes were conducted on the same day as part of the Trump administration’s accelerating campaign against boats allegedly involved in drug trafficking. According to Hegseth, Mexican authorities have assumed responsibility for coordinating the search and rescue of the one survivor.

Mexican authorities did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.

There were three strikes in the Pacific on Monday – with one hitting two boats at once – and bringing the total number of known strikes carried out by the US military on alleged drug-smugg

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