The U.S.military carried out a lethal strike Wednesday on a vessel it said was involved in drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific, killing two men it described as "narco-terrorists," according to U.S.
Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)."On June 3, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen.Francis L.
Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," SOUTHCOM said in a post on X."Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations."The military said two alleged narco-terrorists were killed in the strike.SOUTHCOM did not say whether anyone survived.US MILITARY KILLS 2 SUSPECTED CARTEL OPERATIVES IN LATEST EASTERN PACIFIC LETHAL STRIKE, SOUTHCOM SAYSVideo released by U.S.
Southern Command shows a suspected drug-trafficking vessel moments before it was struck during an operation in the Eastern Pacific.(U.S.
Southern Command)No U.S.military personnel were injured, the command added.SOUTHCOM also released a brief video showing a vessel speeding through the water before erupting in flames.The latest strike brings the number of people killed in U.S.
military operations targeting suspected drug-trafficking vessels to at least 207 since the Trump administration launched a broad campaign aimed at dismantling cartel-linked trafficking networks in September, according to The Associated Press.US MILITARY KILLS 3 IN LATEST STRIKE ON A SUSPECTED DRUG VESSEL IN THE PACIFICA suspected drug-trafficking vessel erupts in flames following a U.S.military strike, according to U.S.
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Southern Command)Wednesday’s strike followed a series of similar operations in recent weeks.On Saturday, the U.S.military struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three suspected narco-terrorists, according to SOUTHCOM.A separate strike Friday killed three men, while another operation last ...