The US military said it launched another strike Monday on a ship allegedly transporting drugs in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people.
United States Southern Command claimed in a post on X that the vessel was “operated by designated terrorist organizations in international waters.” The military did not specify which organization it was, but the Trump administration has classified several Latin American drug cartels as terrorist groups.
“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was transiting known drug trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in drug trafficking operations. Two narcoterrorists were killed,” Southern Command said.
The US military has struck at least 30 suspected drug trafficking vessels in the region since early September, killing 107 people – part of a months-long campaign of boat strikes near Latin America. President Trump has argued that the boat strikes have been effective in suppressing drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean Sea, but critics have questioned the president’s legal authority to carry out the strikes.
" rel="nofollow noopener">@SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known…
