The US navy killed 5 alleged drug smugglers in strikes towards two vessels within the japanese Pacific Ocean, US Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth mentioned on Wednesday, in an enlargement of the Trump administration’s use of the armed forces in its counter-narcotics marketing campaign. On Wednesday afternoon, Hegseth mentioned the navy attacked a vessel within the japanese Pacific Ocean and killed two males on Tuesday. It was the primary identified US navy operation within the Pacific since President Donald Trump kicked off a brand new offensive towards the drug commerce. France24 Worldwide Affairs Editor Andrew Hilliar provides his insights.
US navy strikes suspected drug vessels within the japanese Pacific ocean
By Emily Turner
