US hits 3 boats in the Pacific: '8 narco-terrorists killed'

Eight suspected 'narco-terrorists' were killed in US attacks on three boats suspected of transporting drugs in the Pacific.

In a post on X, the US US Command stated that the attacks were conducted "on the orders of the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth" and targeted "three vessels operated by terrorist organisations in international waters".

"On 15 December, under the direction of Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic attacks on three boats operated by terrorist organisations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed that the boats were transiting along known drug trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and were involved in drug trafficking activities. In total, eight male narcoterrorists were killed during these actions: three on the first boat, two on the second and three on the third'. This was written in X by the US Southern Command about the latest operation conducted in the Pacific.