Hegseth Signals Massive Sweep Against Drug Cartels

The United States on Friday escalated its campaign against Latin American drug cartels.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said the nation has “only just begun to kill narco-terrorists,” marking a new phase in President Donald Trump’s bid to target cartels as terrorist groups and use lethal force at sea.

Hegseth said Friday that the war on narcotics networks has formally entered a more aggressive chapter.

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