New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday, October 24, that the United States conducted its 10th strike on a vessel in the Caribbean suspected of carrying drugs as he also delivered a chilling warning to the drug cartels. At least six persons were killed in the strikes, bringing the death toll of the campaign against drug cartels to at least 46.

In a post to social media, Pete Hegseth said all narco-terrorist smuggling drugs to America would be treated like Al-Qaeda and the US will "track your people, hunt you down, and kill you."

"If you are a narco-terrorist smuggling drugs in our hemisphere, we will treat you like we treat Al-Qaeda. Day or NIGHT, we will map your networks, track your people, hunt you do...