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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that U.S. forces conducted a strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off Colombia's coast, marking the eighth known strike since September and the first outside the Caribbean Sea.</span

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that U.S. forces conducted a strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off Colombia's coast, marking the eighth known strike since September and the first outside the Caribbean Sea.

The Pacific Ocean strike killed two people aboard the vessel and represents an expansion of the Trump administration's military campaign against alleged drug trafficking, which previously focused exclusively on Caribbean operations.</span

The Pacific Ocean strike killed two people aboard the vessel and represents an expansion of the Trump administration's military campaign against alleged drug trafficking, which previously focused exclusively on Caribbean operations.

U.S. officials said the campaign has deployed approximately 10,000 troops along with warships and aircraft to the Caribbean region, with strikes now extending anti-drug operations across both Caribbean and Pacific waters off South America.</span

U.S. officials said the campaign has deployed approximately 10,000 troops along with warships and aircraft to the Caribbean region, with strikes now extending anti-drug operations across both Caribbean and Pacific waters off South America.

The Trump administration's strikes have killed at least 34 people across eight operations, with officials claiming vessels were operated by designated terrorist organizations carrying narcotics along known trafficking routes in international waters.</span

The Trump administration's strikes have killed at least 34 people across eight operations, with officials claiming vessels were operated by designated terrorist organizations carrying narcotics along known trafficking routes in international waters.

President Trump called Colombian President Gustavo Petro an illegal drug dealer and terminated U.S. aid to Colombia after Petro claimed a Colombian fisherman was killed in a previous strike and accused the U.S. of murder and sovereignty violations.</span

President Trump called Colombian President Gustavo Petro an illegal drug dealer and terminated U.S. aid to Colombia after Petro claimed a Colombian fisherman was killed in a previous strike and accused the U.S. of murder and sovereignty violations.

A recent strike targeted a vessel allegedly linked to Colombia's National Liberation Army, killing three people, while the administration has provided limited evidence to verify claims about the identities or cargo of those targeted in the operations.</span

A recent strike targeted a vessel allegedly linked to Colombia's National Liberation Army, killing three people, while the administration has provided limited evidence to verify claims about the identities or cargo of those targeted in the operations.

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