US EditionUS Military Blows up Another Drug Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3 ‘Narco-Terrorists’
The strike is part of a campaign that has killed at least 148 suspected narco-terrorists and destroyed dozens of vessels since September, U.S. Southern Command said.
- On Feb. 20, 2026, the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people accused of trafficking drugs.
- Since early September, the administration's strikes have focused on boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific as part of Operation Southern Spear, targeting `designated terrorist organizations` to curb narcotics trafficking.
- A linked video shows the vessel erupting in flames, and U.S. Southern Command said the strike was ordered by Gen. Francis L. Donovan via Joint Task Force Southern Spear.
- Friday's strike raises the campaign's cumulative death toll to at least 148 people in at least 43 attacks, while family members of two Trinidadian men have sued the U.S. government.
- Critics say the strikes raise legal and evidence questions as critics and legal experts challenge their legality and the administration offers little proof, while Republican lawmakers defend these actions amid an `armed conflict` with cartels.
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US Military Strikes Another Drug-Smuggling Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3
The U.S. military struck another drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Feb. 20, killing three occupants onboard, according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). Southern Command said it conducted a lethal kinetic strike after intelligence confirmed the boat was operated by a designated terrorist organization and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Intelligence found the vessel was traveling along known drug-trafficking routes…
Three suspected drug traffickers were killed by U.S. forces on Friday in a new attack on a boat in the east of the
Nearly 150 people have been killed since the start of the American campaign of strikes against suspected traffickers' boats last September, the legality of which raises many questions.
Washington, Feb 20 (EFE).- The Joint Force of the U.S. Southern Command carried out a lethal attack on a boat linked to drug trafficking in the Pacific and three crew members died during the action. https://holanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/rss-effectcc5e0d8-4e8c-43d3-b596-9622a7659715-hd-web.mp4 The attack took place under the direction of General Francis L. Donovan, commander of the force, who visited Venezuela this week, when the boat w…
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