At least two "male narco-terrorists" were killed in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific, bringing the total killed in Washington's campaign in the region to at least 107.
In a post to X, US Southern Command said "intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," adding two men were killed.
The post included a black-and-white video of the "lethal kinetic strike" on a small boat, with what appeared to be two explosive flashes and flaming debris visible.
The US military's post did not specify where exactly the strike took place.
Since September, the US military carried out at least 30 strikes on what it said were boats used to smuggle drugs to the United States, with the majority of the attacks occurring in the Eastern Pacific. Some also occurred in the Caribbean Sea. The administration provided no evidence that the targeted boats were involved in drug trafficking, prompting debate about the legality of these operations. International law experts and rights groups said the strikes likely amounted to extrajudicial killings, a charge that Washington denied. News of the latest attack came after US President Donald Trump confirmed Monday that Washington hit and destroyed a docking area for alleged drug boats in Venezuela, in what could amount to the first land strike of the military campaign said to target drug trafficking.
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