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US military launches deadly strike on drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean, leaving 3 dead

The strike is part of an ongoing campaign that has killed at least 133 people since September 2025, targeting vessels linked to drug-trafficking and terrorist organizations.

  • On Friday, U.S. Southern Command said U.S. forces struck a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing three individuals as a video shows the boat explode.
  • Since early September, the campaign of boat strikes has resulted in at least 38 attacks and a death toll of 130 people, slowing after January, officials said.
  • SOUTHCOM, which oversees operations in the region, conducted the operation at the direction of its commander, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, and assessed the vessel was engaged in drug-smuggling, with no U.S. forces harmed.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week some top cartel drug-traffickers have decided to cease narcotics operations indefinitely due to recent kinetic strikes.
  • Transparency concerns persist as U.S. Southern Command withheld strike details, and critics say the administration offered little evidence for killing `narcoterrorists` amid the Caribbean region's drug transit role.
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The US military announced in a post on social media that it has struck a ship in the Caribbean region, killing three people. According to the official statement, the operation is part of ongoing efforts to combat international drug trafficking in this area, which has been considered for years an important corridor for the transport of narcotics to North America. This attack is the latest in a series of similar operations that have been carried o…

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The White House did not present definitive evidence that the targets were involved in drug trafficking

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The U.S. Army attacks another vessel in the Caribbean: there have been 39 attacks since September 2, and the number of extrajudicial executions rises to 133United Nations denounces the human rights violations of “oil restrictions” from the U.S. to Cuba New deadly attack against an alleged narcolanche in the Caribbean. The second one in a week. And there are already 39 since September 2, with 133 people extrajudicially murdered. This Friday the U…

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The US is again reporting an attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.

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El Economista broke the news in on Friday, February 13, 2026.
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