*.S. C*nducts Str*ke On V*ssel *llegedly “Tr*nsporting S*bstantial *mounts Of N*rcotics,” H*gseth S*ys

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said he directed a “lethal” strike against a vessel in international waters near Venezuela that he said was “transporting substantial amounts of narcotics.”

“Earlier this morning, on President Trump’s orders, I directed a lethal, kinetic strike on a narco-trafficking vessel affiliated with Designated Terrorist