Afghanistan, Nov. 2 -- U.S. forces, acting on President Donald Trump's orders, killed three suspected drug traffickers in a Caribbean Sea operation targeting cross-border narcotics networks.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that American forces, acting under the direct order of President Donald Trump, carried out a lethal strike on a drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people on board. No U.S. troops were injured during the operation.

The Pentagon said the targeted vessel was linked to a transnational narcotics trafficking network operating between South America and the Caribbean, often using fast boats to evade maritime patrols.

In recent weeks, the U.S. military has intensified operations against drug...