U.S. forces conducted another strike on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean, killing three people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, raising the death toll from the Trump administration’s campaign to at least 70.

The strikes, launched in September, have targeted boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, destroying at least 18 vessels, though the U.S. has not publicly provided evidence linking them to drug smuggling.

Hegseth described the latest operation as targeting a vessel operated by a “Designated Terrorist Organization” in international waters, with no U.S. casualties, The Guardian has reported.

The Trump administration has deployed significant forces to the region, including Navy ships, F-35 planes, and the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group, while the Senate blocked a Democratic resolution that would have required congressional approval for strikes in Venezuela.

Critics, including families of the deceased and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, have said many victims were civilians, and Maduro has accused Trump of attempting to overthrow him under the pretext of combating drug trafficking.