The US military carried out another airstrike on a drug smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific on Wednesday (October 29), killing four people.
\nUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the news in a post on social media. According to Hegseth, the attack is the latest after 14 people were killed in attacks on four drug smuggling vessels in the eastern Pacific on Monday.
\nThis is the 14th US strike overall since the attacks began on September 2. The attacks have targeted drug smuggling vessels in the Pacific and Caribbean. More than 60 people have been killed so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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