Washington, Nov 10, (dpa/GNA) – Six men have been killed in further US military action against suspected drug smugglers, the Pentagon said on Monday.
US armed forces attacked two vessels loaded with narcotics in international waters in the eastern Pacific, said Pete Hegseth, who recently appointed himself Secretary of War.
Hegseth posted a video on X, showing two boats being fired upon and bursting into flames.
According to the top defence official, they belonged to a group classified by the US as a terrorist organisation, and were travelling along a known drug route.
US forces in recent weeks attacked boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean and the Pacific, reportedly causing multiple deaths in the process.
The action has been met with international criticism, partly because the US government did not cite any legal basis for the strikes.
The United Nations has called on the administration of US President Donald Trump, to exercise restraint.
GNA