# US defence secretary says drug cartels will be ‘targeted like ISIS’

https://mins.news/en/item/20970

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-13 07:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/13/us-defence-secretary-says-drug-cartels-will-be-targeted-like?traffic_source=rss

> US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the US military will target drug traffickers in the same way it targets groups such as ISIS and al-Qaeda. The US has been accused of acting illegally by striking suspected drug boats in international waters.

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