The United States carried out three distinct military strikes on Monday, October 27, 2025, destroying four small boats in the eastern Pacific that officials say were part of a drug trafficking pipeline.

The Department of War has ordered the destruction of another boat allegedly carrying "narco-terrorists" ... and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released video of the fatal strike on social media.

President Trump on Saturday said the survivors, from Ecuador and Colombia, will be returned to their countries of origin.

The Trump administration is accumulating a massive U.S. military presence in the Caribbean, deploying warships, surveillance planes and fighter aircraft as it continues to blow up alleged

The Trump administration has in recent weeks launched other strikes on boats allegedly connected to Venezuelan drug cartels, but until Thursday, there had been no survivors.

The development comes as the U.S. military is drawing up options for President Trump to consider, including possible strikes inside the country.

President Trump ordered another lethal military strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean early Friday, signaling the administration is undeterred by mounting legal questions about the campaign. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ...