Hegseth Confirms 14 Alleged Narco-Terrorists Killed in Latest Strike [WATCH]

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military killed 14 alleged narco-terrorists in a series of strikes against four suspected drug vessels in the Eastern Pacific.

“All strikes were in international waters with no U.S. forces harmed,” Hegseth said, noting that President Donald Trump ordered the strikes targeting “Designated Terrorist Organizations (DTO) trafficking narcotics in the Eastern Pacific.”

Hegseth laid out the grisly tally: “The four vessels were known by our intelligence apparatus, transiting along known narco-trafficking routes, and carrying narcotics. Eight male narco-terrorists were aboard the vessels during the first strike.”

“Four male narco-terrorists were aboard the vessel during the second strike. Three male narco-terrorists were aboard the vessel during the third strike. A total of 14 narco-terrorists were killed during the three strikes, with one survivor.”

On the lone survivor: “Regarding the survivor, USSOUTHCOM immediately initiated Search and Rescue (SAR) standard protocols; Mexican SAR authorities accepted the case and assumed responsibility for coordinating the rescue,” Hegseth added.

He did not mince words about the mission’s rationale:

“The Department has spent over TWO DECADES defending other homelands. Now, we’re defending our own. These narco-terrorists have killed more Americans than Al-Qaeda, and they will be treated the same. We will track them, we will network them, and then, we will hunt and kill them,” Hegseth declared.

Officials say dozens of suspected drug traffickers have been killed since Sept. 2, when the Trump administration began targeting boats carrying drugs, many of the strikes unfolding in the Caribbean.

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Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out three lethal kinetic strikes on four vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations (DTO) trafficking narcotics in the Eastern Pacific.

The four vessels were known by our intelligence… pic.twitter.com/UhoFlZ3jPG

— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) October 28, 2025

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BREAKING: US kills 14 alleged drug traffickers in strikes on 4 boats in Eastern Pacific, War Secretary Hegseth announces pic.twitter.com/EnCVuaNiJN

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