Trump administration carried out 20th attack on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean this week

The Trump administration earlier this week carried out the 20th attack against alleged narco-terrorists in the Caribbean Sea, a Pentagon official confirmed to NBC News

The Trump administration earlier this week carried out the 20th attack against alleged narco-terrorists in the Caribbean Sea, a Pentagon official confirmed to NBC News.

Four people were killed in the Nov. 10 attack, the official said, bringing the total number of individuals killed in these attacks to 79. NBC News has not independently verified the strikes.

The Trump administration has announced kinetic strikes against boats it has accused of carrying narcotics traffickers and members of the Tren de Aragua gang at a steady pace over the last few weeks. In late October, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed an aircraft carrier strike group to move into the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility to bolster these attacks.

This month, the United States has conducted at least three similar attacks, separately killing three people in one strike, two people in the next and six people in the third strike.

This screen grab from a video posted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on his X account Nov. 6 shows what he said was a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a designated terrorist organization. HANDOUT/US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's X Account/AFP via Getty ImagesThe moves have raised concern among international allies, with sources telling NBC News earlier this week that the United Kingdom is withholding some intelligence from the U.S. over concerns about the legality of the strikes.