US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the launch of a military operation targeting "narco-terrorists in the Western Hemisphere." According to the minister's statement, the operation is called "Southern Spear" and will be managed by the US Southern Command. "This mission protects our homeland," Hegseth claimed in a post published on X, "removes 'narco-terrorists' from our hemisphere and protects our homeland from the drugs that are killing our people."