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Trump administration strikes a seventh alleged drug boat, killing 3, Hegseth says
The U.S. military has killed at least 32 alleged drug traffickers in seven strikes targeting vessels linked to Colombian rebel groups in the Caribbean, escalating regional tensions.
- The U.S. conducted strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats, killing at least 32 people, mostly off Venezuela's coast, since early September.
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a seventh strike on a boat, which was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics.
- With this strike, the U.S. has killed at least 32 people in operations against drug boats since early September.
- The Trump administration plans to expand military efforts against suspected drug traffickers by establishing a new Joint Task Force led by U.S. Southern Command.
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The U.S. military struck and destroyed a drug-smuggling vessel tied to the Colombian rebel group ELN, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Sunday, as President Donald Trump simultaneously moved to suspend U.S. aid to Colombia amid mounting frustration over the country’s handling of narcotics production. Hegseth said the Department of War carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in international waters on Friday after intelligence linked it to …
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