The U.S. military killed six people in strikes on two reported drug smuggling vessels over the weekend, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Monday morning.

There were three people aboard each vessel, all of whom were killed, Hegseth said, adding that the boats were operated by U.S.-designated terrorist organizations. He did not specify which.

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“These vessels were known by our intelligence to be associated with illicit narcotics smuggling, were carrying narcotics, and were transiting along a known narco-trafficki

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