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TheU.S.militaryconducted a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean tied to suspected drug trafficking operations, killing two people, U.S.Southern Command said.
In a post on X, U.S.Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said Joint Task Force Southern Spear carried out a “lethal kinetic strike” on May 4 at the direction of commander Gen.Francis L.Donovan.
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A suspected drug-trafficking vessel is struck during a U.S.military operation in the Caribbean on May 4, in this image taken from video released by U.S.Southern Command.Officials said the strike targeted a boat believed to be involved in narcotics trafficking.(U.S.Southern Command)
The command said intelligence assessed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and allegedly engaged in drug trafficking operations.It added that the vessel was operated by what officials described as designated terrorist organizations.
U.S.forces carried out a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two individuals, officials said.(U.S.Southern Command)
Two male suspected “narco-terrorists” were killed in the strike, and no U.S.military personnelwere harmed, according to the statement.
The strike is part of an ongoing campaign targeting suspected drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters that has continuedsince early Septemberand has killed at least 188 people in total.Other strikes have taken place in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
The U.S.conducted a lethal kinetic strike on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific on April 15, 2026, killing three suspected narco-terrorists, U.S.Southern Command said.(U.S.Southern Command)
The operations haveramped up again in recent weeks, even as the U.S.remains engaged in conflict with Iran, according to officials and prior military statements.
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U.S.officials have described the effort as part of a broader campaign against what the administration calls “narcoterrorism” in the Western Hemisphere.
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