3 people were killed in a US strike on a Colombian drug boat
Hegseth said in a post on the website "X" The strike, which was carried out on Friday, targeted a boat belonging to… "National Liberation Army" Colombian "She was navigating a known drug smuggling route, transporting large quantities of drugs"
Drug smuggling
Hegseth did not specify the location of the strike, but he said that the boat was in an area supervised by the Southern Command, which monitors American military operations in Latin America.
The American President announced Donald Trump Sunday ended financial aid to Colombia, accusing its president, Gustavo Petro, of not Combat drugs.
Trump wrote on his social platform, Truth Social "From now on, these payments, or any other form of payments or assistance, will not be provided" to Colombia, without specifying the payments involved.
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