A series of US attacks on vessels suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific earlier this week left 14 suspected drug traffickers dead and one survivor.
In a post on X, Hegseth said Mexican authorities took over the search and rescue operation for the lone survivor of Monday’s three attacks.
“The four vessels were known to our intelligence apparatus, they traveled along known drug trafficking routes and transported narcotics,” Hegseth said, without providing evidence.
However, Hegseth posted a video of about 30 seconds, in which two boats appeared to be seen close together in the water before exploding. Another part of the video shows a boat moving in the water and then exploding.
President Claudia Sheinbaum called on her Cabinet to dialogue with United States authorities in the face of armed attacks.
-With information from Reuters.
