US forces attacked drug-smuggling vessel, three killed, says Hegseth


U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the 250th anniversary celebration of the United States Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California, U.S., October 18, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

(Reuters) -U.S. forces attacked a drug-smuggling vessel on Friday and killed three people, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday, alleging that the boat was affiliated to a Colombian guerrilla group.

"The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was traveling along a known narco-trafficking route, and was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics," he said in a post on X.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Nia Williams)

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