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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aamer Madhani

Three ‘drug smugglers’ killed by US military strike in Caribbean Sea

Three individuals have been killed following a US military strike against alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed on Saturday.

Mr Hegseth, announcing the operation via social media, stated that the targeted vessel was linked to a US-designated terrorist organisation, though he did not specify the group involved.

This incident marks at least the fifteenth such operation conducted by the US military in the Caribbean or eastern Pacific regions since early September.

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