US forces kill two in strike on alleged drug boat in the Pacific

US forces have struck a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, killing three people and destroying the boat, which was allegedly carrying drugs. The strike occurred eight hours after another attack on a boat in the Caribbean, also targeting vessels believed to be carrying illicit cargo. Both attacks are part of an escalating US campaign against seaborne drug smuggling. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strikes were authorized under international law and aimed at disrupting trafficking routes. President Donald Trump has stated that he may expand the anti-drug operations on land if necessary, but emphasized his administration's legal authority to continue bombing boats in international waters. The attacks mark the eighth and ninth US strike against suspected drug boats since September 2.