US military kills three narco-terrorists in latest lethal strike on vessel in the Eastern Pacific

The US 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 US 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.No US 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.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 US military strikes targeting vessels since September to at least 211.Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.

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Never miss a story.The action comes after SOUTHCOM said Tuesday that it carried out a strike in the Eastern Pacific that killed one person it described as a “narco-terrorist.” Two other individuals survived that attack, the military said.Last week, Presid...