US Forces Target Alleged Drug Vessel in Pacific Strike

Sat Oct 25 2025 02:11:17 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

In a recent operation, US forces conducted a strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the deaths of two individuals on board. This marks the first such action in the Pacific amidst an ongoing campaign against drug-trafficking organizations.

US military forces have confirmed a strike against a vessel alleged to be involved in drug trafficking over the Pacific Ocean, killing two individuals aboard. This operation is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to combat drug cartels, emphasizing a non-international armed conflict against these organizations. The Pentagon highlights the importance of targeting drug routes that threaten US borders, with intelligence indicating the vessel was well-known to authorities.

US forces have struck another vessel alleged to be carrying drugs, this time in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Pentagon has confirmed.

According to defense secretary Pete Hegseth, two people on board the vessel were killed. No US forces were harmed.

The vessel was known to US intelligence and was believed to be carrying drugs along a known trafficking route in international waters, Hegseth added.

The strike marks the eighth US strike against suspected drug boats since September 2, but the first in the Pacific.

Video of the strike appears to show a long, blue speedboat moving through the water before being struck by US ordinance.

Narco-terrorists intending to bring poison to our shores will find no safe harbor anywhere in our hemisphere, Hegseth stated on X. Just as Al Qaeda wages war on our homeland, these cartels are waging war on our border and our people.

In a leaked memo recently sent to US lawmakers, the Trump administration claimed it was involved in a non-international armed conflict with drug-trafficking organizations.

At least 34 people have been killed in American strikes on alleged drug boats, including a recent strike on a semi-submersible vessel in the Caribbean.

Two men survived a strike last week and were repatriated to Colombia and Ecuador. Ecuador's government later released one survivor, claiming there was no evidence of wrongdoing. Another survivor from Colombia reportedly remains hospitalized.

The Trump administration has repeatedly justified strikes as vital counter-narcotics measures to combat designated terrorist organizations.

The reported strike took place in international waters near Colombia. This news comes amid rising tensions between the Trump administration and the Colombian government led by President Gustavo Petro. Trump has criticized Petro's administration for allegedly encouraging extensive drug production in Colombia.

Both Colombia and Ecuador have significant coastlines in the Pacific, which experts believe are used to funnel drugs towards the US through Central America and Mexico.

US estimates indicate that the majority of cocaine destined for US cities is trafficked through the Pacific. Although drug seizures in the Caribbean are currently lower than in the Pacific, officials warn this trend is rising.

US authorities have provided limited information regarding the identities of those killed in the strikes and their affiliations with drug trafficking organizations.

Approximately 10,000 US troops, alongside military aircraft and ships, have been deployed to the Caribbean as part of this operation.