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The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced Friday that American forces struck a vessel allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people on board.
In a statement shared on the U.S.-based social media platform X, SOUTHCOM said the operation was conducted by Joint Task Force Southern Spear under the direction of SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan.
According to the statement, intelligence findings confirmed that the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was being used in drug smuggling activities.
SOUTHCOM described those killed as “three male narco-terrorists” and said no U.S. military personnel were harmed during the strike. Footage related to the operation was also released.
The U.S. military has recently carried out similar strikes against boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean suspected of drug trafficking, directly targeting vessels and individuals on board.
These operations have sparked debate in the international community, with some raising concerns and describing them as potential “extrajudicial executions.”
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