US strikes another alleged drug vessel in Caribbean Sea

Defense Secretary Hegseth said the vessel was operated by Tren de Aragua.

The United States has carried out another strike against an alleged drug vessel, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday.

"Overnight, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Tren de Aragua (TdA), a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO), trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean Sea," Hegseth wrote on X, where he posted a video of the attack.

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