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Hegseth Says that the US Will Attack Latin American Cartels on Land: “Wherever They Traffic Drugs, They Are a Target” - Reality Oaxaca

MILENIO The U.S. plans to attack “land” drug traffickers in Latin America, as it already does in international waters against alleged boats for drug smuggling, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said in Panama. President Donald Trump’s government launched last September a campaign of aerial bombardments against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific Ocean, which has so far left at least 215 dead.

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During a visit to Panama, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth raised the possibility of American ground attacks against armed groups in Latin America. According to him, the operations could occur "wherever" drug trafficking groups operate, expanding the possibility of actions beyond the countries participating in the alliance created by the Donald Trump administration to combat cartels. Also read US may maintain blockade of Iranian ports 'inde…

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The U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, said on Thursday (13), during a visit to Panama, that the U.S. government will take to Latin America ground operations against drug cartels, expanding the strategy already used in attacks on boats in the Pacific and the Caribbean. As you saw with the offensives against ships of drug trafficking organizations, it will be the same effect on land, said Hegseth. According to the Secretary, the U.S. works with…

MILENIO The U.S. plans to attack “land” drug traffickers in Latin America, as it already does in international waters against alleged boats for drug smuggling, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said in Panama. President Donald Trump’s government launched last September a campaign of aerial bombardments against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific Ocean, which has so far left at least 215 dead.

The United States plans to expand its offensive against drug trafficking organizations in Latin America to land-based operations, following months of attacks against vessels suspected of transporting drugs in international waters. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated on Thursday that Washington is working with allied countries, including Colombia and Ecuador, to develop operations against criminal organizations designated as terrorist gro…

The U.S. plans to conduct ground operations against drug trafficking organizations in Latin America, with a capacity similar to that used last September against alleged boats used to transport drugs in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific Ocean, reported Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth. During a visit to Panama, the U.S. Defense Secretary explained that the strategy is part of the efforts of an alliance of 19 countries led by President Donald Trump…

The United States plans to attack drug traffickers "on land" in Latin America, as it already does in international waters against suspected drug-smuggling vessels, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said in Panama. Last September, President Donald Trump's administration launched a campaign of aerial bombings against suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific Ocean, which to date has left at least 215 dead.

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Cadena Noticias broke the news on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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