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.
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) October 28, 2025
The four vessels were known by our intelligence… pic.twitter.com/UhoFlZ3jPG
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 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. All strikes were in international waters with no U.S. forces harmed.
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.
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.
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Really like the sound of: We will track them, we will network them, and then, we will hunt and kill them.
Same here.
At long last we have a President who is serious about prosecuting the War on Drugs!
Just a clarification; we should always be at war with the dark forces and spirits of evil that dwell in the hearts of men. Drugs, and all inanimate objects have no soul to corrupt, and are only gifts of the Almighty Creator for us to use according to His commandments and will.
This would seem to be appropriate action against these transnational criminal organizations, and glad to see cooperation with the Mexican government in combating this continuing, lethal threat.
This news always makes me chuckle! Wouldn't you think after a couple of times they'd run out of willing people?
doing the same thing over and over again...........