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US attacks have continued against drug ships in the eastern Pacific, killing 14 drug traffickers.
This was announced by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the latest operation in President Donald Trump's anti-drug campaign.
The attacks in the Pacific come against the backdrop of a US military buildup in the Caribbean that includes guided-missile destroyers, F-35 fighter jets, a nuclear submarine and thousands of troops.
The administration has ordered the Ford carrier strike group to the region and it is expected to arrive in the Caribbean in the coming weeks.
In a social media post, Hegseth said Mexican authorities had taken over the search and rescue operation for the sole survivor of the three attacks, which took place on Monday.
"The four ships were known to our intelligence apparatus, passing through known drug trafficking routes and transporting narcotics," Hegseth said, without providing evidence.
Mexican authorities have not released any information. The attacks followed at least 10 others in the Caribbean and Pacific since early September, in a campaign that has heightened US tensions with Venezuela and Colombia.
Trump has also authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela. The Pentagon has provided little information about any of the attacks, including the amount of drugs the ships were allegedly carrying and the identities of those killed.
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