The U.S.military carried out a lethal strike Thursday on a vessel it said was involved in drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific, killing three men the command described as "narco-terrorists," according to U.S.
Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)."On June 18, 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 statement."Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the statement continued.The military said three men it described as "narco-terrorists" were killed in the strike.SOUTHCOM did not say whether anyone survived.US MILITARY ANNOUNCES ANOTHER DEADLY STRIKE AGAINST 'NARCO-TERRORISTS'A suspected drug-trafficking vessel erupts in flames following a U.S.
military strike in the Eastern Pacific on June 18, 2026.(U.S.
Southern Command)No U.S.military personnel were harmed, the command said.SOUTHCOM also released a brief video showing a vessel speeding through the water before erupting in flames.
Additional footage appeared to show debris floating in the aftermath of the strike.SOUTHCOM did not identify the location of the operation beyond saying it occurred along known narcotics-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific.VIDEO CAPTURES US STRIKE ON SUSPECTED NARCO VESSEL IN EASTERN PACIFIC, COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR 3 SURVIVORSU.S.Southern Command said a strike conducted by Joint Task Force Southern Spear targeted a vessel linked to narcotics-trafficking operations.
(U.S.Southern Command)The strike was the latest in a months-long campaign launched by the Trump administration aimed at dismantling cartel-linked trafficking networks.According to The Associated Press, the latest operation brings the number of people killed in U.S.
military strikes targeting vessels since September to at least 211.The ac...