US conducts first known strike in eastern Pacific targeting alleged cartel vessel

Published October 22, 2025 2:41pm ET



The U.S. military carried out its latest strike on a purported drug cartel vessel in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday.

The strike, which killed the two people on board, is believed to be the first lethal engagement by U.S. forces in the Pacific, whereas all of the previous strikes have taken place in the Caribbean.

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