Watch live: Hegseth gives remarks at ‘Shield of the Americas’ forum in Panama

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition forum in Panama, discussing multinational coordination to combat transnational criminal organizations, especially drug cartels in Central and South America. This effort seeks enhanced security collaboration in the region.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will give remarks on Wednesday afternoon at the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C) Forum, a U.S.-led multinational coalition envisioned to coordinate security and military efforts to counter transnational criminal organizations, notably drug cartels operating in Central and South America. Hegseth also visited the nation last year as the Trump administration weighed…