4 killed in latest US strike on alleged ‘narco-trafficking’ boat in eastern Pacific
The US conducted another strike Wednesday in the eastern Pacific Ocean, targeting a vessel allegedly engaged in narco-trafficking, killing four people onboard, according to US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
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“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” SOUTHCOM announced on US social media company X.
The operation took place at the direction of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and executed in international waters by Joint Task Force Southern Spear, it said, adding that the vessel was operated by “Designated Terrorist Organizations.”
“A total of four male narco-terrorists were killed, and no U.S. military forces were harmed,” it added.
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