US kills two men in another strike on suspected drug vessel, Hegseth says

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint press conference with Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (not pictured), in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 29, 2025. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) -The U.S. military killed two men in a strike on a suspected drug vessel in international waters in the Eastern Pacific on Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

"Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics," Hegseth said in a post on X.