The U.S. military said it has carried out a strike on a boat suspected of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people.
U.S. Southern Command announced the attack late Saturday.
“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” SOUTHCOM said in a post on X.
“Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.”
SOUTHCOM also posted a drone video of the strike.
On May 30, 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. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking… pic.twitter.com/IMgQiUTPnP— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) May 31, 2026
