STORY: The U.S. military on Friday (November 14) released video it said showed a "lethal kinetic strike" on a vessel described as being involved in illicit narcotics smuggling in the Caribbean.

On its X account, the U.S Southern Command said the strike had occurred on November 10 at the direction of

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Reuters could not independently confirm the date nor the location of the action.

In the black and white video, the boat appears to be traveling at high speed when it bursts into flames and stops.

On Thursday, a Pentagon official told Reuters the United States on Monday had conducted its 20th strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat.

"The strike occurred in the Caribbean and four narco-terrorists were killed, no survivors," the official said.

The U.S. strikes against suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean and off the Pacific coasts of Latin America have killed dozens of people, who President Donald Trump's administration calls drug-trafficking terrorists responsible for thousands of deaths in the United States, without providing evidence.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

SHOWS: GIVEN AS CARIBBEAN SEA (RELEASED NOVEMBER 14, 2025) (U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND - Access all)

1. AERIAL BLACK AND WHITE VIEW OF BOAT TRAVELING ON WATER AND BURSTING INTO FLAMES