On Monday, the U.S. Army destroyed three alleged drug trafficking vessels in international waters of the eastern Pacific, causing the deaths of eight people on board, according to the U.S. Southern Command. Through a post on X, U.S. intelligence confirmed that the three vessels, operated by designated terrorist organizations, 'were dedicated to drug trafficking' and were moving along known drug trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific. Thus, the attacks were carried out under the orders of U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and resulted in the deaths of 'eight male narcoterrorists,' according to the publication accessed by the Argentine News Agency. 'A total of eight male narcoterrorists died during these actions: three in the first vessel, two in the second, and three in the third,' detailed the Southern Command. Since early September, the Pentagon has sunk more than 25 alleged drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific, causing the deaths of at least 95 people on board, according to Xinhua. In recent weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that the U.S. Army would 'very soon' begin launching land attacks against drug traffickers in the Caribbean, which has further aggravated tensions between the United States and Venezuela.
