Overview
- The Pentagon said it conducted three raids against at least four suspected narcotics‑transport vessels in the eastern Pacific, resulting in 14 deaths.
- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth posted strike videos on X and said the operations were carried out in international waters at the president’s direction.
- A Pentagon official said the attacks occurred off the coast of Colombia, and no U.S. forces were reported wounded.
- U.S. figures now cite 57 deaths since September across actions targeting 13 boats in the broader campaign.
- Officials have not presented evidence identifying the targeted organization or those killed, and the status of one observed survivor referred to Mexican rescuers remains unclear.