U.S. Military Hits Suspected Drug Boat In Pacific—Expanding Strikes Outside Caribbean
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Topline The U.S. military struck a suspected drug boat Wednesday in the eastern Pacific Ocean, expanding its crackdown on so-called narco-terrorists outside of the Caribbean Sea for the first time since it began the strikes, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Argentina’s President Javier Milei at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Key Facts The strike, off the coast of Colombia, killed two on board, Hegseth announced Wednesday, writing on X, “the vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting along a known narco-trafficking transit route, and carrying narcotics.” Hegseth said, “just as Al Qaeda waged war on our homeland, these cartels are waging war on our border and our people,” reiterating the administration’s justification for treating the strikes as a military, rather than criminal, matter. Hegseth shared aerial footage of the attack, showing a small boat traveling through the water before bursting into flames—closely resembling videos President Donald Trump and Hegseth have used to announce previous attacks. The attack is the eighth known strike on an alleged drug vessel since early September and the first outside the Caribbean. The strikes have killed at least 34 people. Chief Critics Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have raised concerns the strikes are unconstitutional and accused the Trump administration of failing to provide adequate evidence to justify the attacks. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., told CBS on Sunday Trump officials “had a very hard time explaining to us the rationale, the legal rationale for doing this and the constitutionality of doing it,” when they briefed members of Congress earlier this year. Sen. Rand Paul,…
