In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: U.S. commandos carry out a rare and highly sensitive operation at sea, quietly boarding a cargo ship in the Indian Ocean and seizing a shipment bound for Iran from China. We explain what was taken, why the mission stayed out of the spotlight, and how it fits into efforts to disrupt Iran’s missile rebuilding efforts. Plus—Washington escalates its campaign against narco-terror organizations in the eastern Pacific. The U.S. military says new strikes on suspected drug boats killed eight, as pressure mounts on cartel smuggling routes at sea.