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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Washington, December 18 (Xinhua) — The U.S. military sank another suspected drug-laden vessel in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing four people, U.S. Southern Command reported on social media.
According to the report, the vessel was used by an organization designated as terrorist in the United States. American intelligence confirmed that it "was navigating known drug trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and was involved in drug trafficking operations," the report states.
"A total of four male narco-terrorists were killed, and no American service members were injured," the command said.
The strike was carried out on the orders of Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth, the statement said. No evidence was provided.
Since early September, the Pentagon has sunk more than 26 suspected drug ships in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, killing at least 99 of their crew members.
In recent weeks, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that the American military will "very soon" begin ground strikes against drug traffickers in the Caribbean. His remarks have exacerbated tensions between the United States and Venezuela.
The Trump administration seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela last week and announced new sanctions against four Venezuelan citizens and six companies transporting Venezuelan oil.
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