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 traffickers in 43 attacks since early September, aiming to disrupt narcotics routes in the Eastern Pacific.
- 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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The US military has attacked another vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean that it said was involved in drug trafficking, the military said on social media. It said it killed three men in the attack, while its personnel were not injured.
Despite legal concerns, the U.S. military continues to attack boats in the Caribbean and East Pacific on the grounds that they are ships of drug smugglers. Three men were killed during the recent attack.
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…
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AlKhaleej TodayUS forces kill three in latest strike on alleged drug traffickers in Eastern Pacific
WASHINGTON, Feb 21 — US forces yesterday launched a strike against alleged drug traffickers in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people, the military said.“Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations” along an apparent narco-trafficking route, the US Southern Command posted on X, adding that “three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action.”The post incl…
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