Pete Hegseth, strike and the vessel
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The U.S. military killed two alleged drug smugglers in a strike against a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday, an attack that expands the Trump administration's use of the military in its counter-narcotics campaign.
The attack announced by Trump on Oct. 18 marks the sixth time that the U.S. has targeted alleged drug trafficking vessels since September.
Ecuador has released the survivor of a U.S. strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, citing no evidence the man committed a crime.