Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14

WASHINGTON AP Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revealed that the U S military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs killing and leaving one survivor The announcement made on social media Tuesday marks a continued escalation in the pace of the strikes which began in early September spaced weeks apart This was the first time multiple strikes were stated in a single day Hegseth mentioned Mexican search and rescue bureaucrats assumed responsibility for coordinating the rescue of the sole survivor but didn t say if that person would stay in their custody or be handed over to the U S In a strike earlier in October which had two survivors the U S military rescued the pair and later repatriated them to Colombia and Ecuador