Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that the US military killed four men in a strike on an alleged drug vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Wednesday. The attack brought the total death toll to 61 people.

He said, “This vessel, like all the others, was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics.”

A 22-second video clip posted by Hegseth shows boat in water getting struck and explodes.

The strikes are part of President Donald Trump’s escalated efforts to target suspected drug-smuggling networks operating in international waters.

14 killed in three strikes

Earlier on Tuesday, Hegseth stated that US forces killed 14 narco-terrorists during the three strikes, with one survivor.

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