The U.S. Department of War carried out three lethal kinetic attacks on four terrorist-operated vessels smuggling narcotics in the eastern Pacific Ocean last Monday.

Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth announced on social media that the four vessels were known to our intelligence services, were traveling on known drug trafficking routes, and were transporting narcotics.

The U.S. Secretary of War detailed that eight male narco-terrorists were aboard the vessels during the first attack. Four male narco-terrorists were aboard the vessel during the second attack. Three male narco-terrorists were aboard the vessel during the third attack. A total of 14 narco-terrorists died during the three attacks, with one survivor.

All attacks took place in international waters, and there were no casualties among U.S. forces.

Regarding the survivor, Hegseth explained that Southern Command immediately initiated standard Search and Rescue (SAR) protocols; Mexican SAR authorities accepted the case and assumed responsibility for coordinating the rescue.

Finally, Hegseth noted that the War Department has spent more than two decades defending other homelands. Now, we're defending our own. These narco-terrorists have killed more Americans than al-Qaeda, and they will receive the same treatment. We will track them, connect them to networks, and then hunt them down and eliminate them.