US Military Strikes Alleged Drug-Smuggling Vessel in Eastern Pacific, Killing 2
No American service members were injured in the operation, the U.S. Southern Command said.
US Military Strikes Alleged Drug-Smuggling Vessel in Eastern Pacific, Killing 2 The U.S. military conducted a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific believed to be involved in drug trafficking, as part of Operation Southern Spear. This operation is the latest effort by the U.S. Southern Command against drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations by the Trump administration. The Southern Command confirmed the vessel was on known narco-trafficking routes and that two individuals identified as narco-terrorists were killed, with no U.S. service members injured.
- U.S. military struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific on June 3.
- The operation, part of Operation Southern Spear, targeted alleged narco-trafficking.
- Two individuals on the vessel were killed.
- No U.S. service members were injured.
- The targeted drug trafficking groups were previously designated as terrorist organizations by the Trump administration.
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