Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that the Pentagon carried out another "lethal kinetic strike" at President Donald Trump's direction on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean that left four men dead.

"Earlier today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on yet another narco-trafficking vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) in the Eastern Pacific," Hegseth wrote on X , using the secondary title of the Defense Department.

U.S. military carries out strike on alleged drug boat with ties to Tren de Aragua

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It's the 12th known time that the Trump administration has launched military strikes against alleged drug-carrying boats in recent months.

The announcement comes a day after Hegseth sai

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