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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during activities to mark the upcoming Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary Saturday, Oct 18, 2025, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Camp Pendleton, Calif. (AP Photo)

US forces attacked a drug-smuggling vessel on Friday and killed three people, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday, alleging that the boat was affiliated to a Colombian guerrilla group.

“The vessel was known our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was traveling along a known narco-trafficking route, and was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics,” he said in a post on X.

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