The United States military attacked another vessel in the Pacific that, they claim, was trafficking drugs, resulting in four deaths, reported Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
According to Hegseth, the ship was identified by intelligence services and they claim it was "traveling along a known drug trafficking route and carrying narcotics." "Four male drug terrorists were on board the ship and died," added the Pentagon chief.
The Defense Secretary's announcement in X comes a day after US attacks killed over a dozen people on four ships in the eastern Pacific, bringing the total deaths from President Donald Trump's controversial anti-drug military campaign to at least 62 deceased individuals.
A video accompanying Hegseth's post showed a vessel floating stationary in the water prior to a large explosion and subsequent fire.
Similar to previous images released by the US government, the areas of the vessel are blurred, making it impossible to verify how many people were on board.
Beyond the bombing videos, Washington has yet to publicly provide any evidence that their targets were trafficking narcotics or posed a threat to the country.
With this new attack, fifteen vessels have already been destroyed by US forces in international waters, half of them in the Pacific, which the US links to drug trafficking activities, since the beginning of the Southern Command's military campaign that initially focused on the Caribbean, near Venezuelan waters.
Last week, US President Donald Trump stated that he does not rule out attacks on targets on land in Venezuela and Colombia, always related to drug trafficking, and added that if these maneuvers were to be carried out, he would notify Congress.