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Operation Southern Spear has killed at least 105 people and destroyed 30 vessels in 29 strikes targeting suspected drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific, U.S. Southern Command reported.
- U.S. Southern Command said a low-profile vessel was struck in the eastern Pacific last week, killing one person, in a strike attributed to Joint Task Force Southern Spear at the request of SecWar Pete Hegseth.
- Operation Southern Spear has expanded US maritime strikes, with at least 105 people killed in 29 known strikes since early September, the Trump administration says.
- A U.S. Southern Command video shows the boat taking multiple salvos and catching fire, while intelligence assessments linked it to narco-trafficking routes but provided no evidence.
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned the US naval blockade would disrupt global energy supplies in a letter read Monday by Foreign Minister Yván Gil.
- In recent months, US military activity around Venezuela has intensified, with last week’s two struck boats killing 5 people, two tankers intercepted off Venezuela this month, and a Caribbean naval and troop buildup.
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US Military Blows Up Another Alleged Drug Boat in the Waters of Latin America - News From Antiwar.com
The US military has blown up another alleged drug boat in the waters of Latin America, according to a statement released by US Southern Command on Monday. "On Dec. 22, at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on…
US Executes Deadly Attack on "Low-Profile" Drug Smuggling Vessel in Eastern Pacific - Trump: "Soon We'll be Starting the Same Program ON LAND"
US Southern Command announced on Monday that Joint Task Force Southern Spear attacked another drug smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing one male “narco-terrorist.” “Intelligence confirmed the low-profile vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” SOUTHCOM said in a statement. Low-profile vessels like submarines and semi-submersibles have long bee…
1 Dead in U.S. Strike on Suspected Narco Semi-submersible
U.S. forces struck a semi-submersible suspected of trafficking narcotics as it operated in the Eastern Pacific on Monday, according to U.S. Southern Command. Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a fatal strike on the low-profile vessel transiting along a known narco trafficking route, which was believed to be operated by a designated terrorist organization. One person was confirmed killed in the strike, SOUTHCOM said in a social media post p
On Monday, the U.S. Armed Forces carried out an attack on a “low-profile boat” allegedly trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean. According to U.S. Southern Command, one person was killed in the attack, resulting in 30 boats destroyed in 26 attacks in international waters since September 2, against vessels allegedly carrying narcotics, according to Washington, without providing evidence to support these claims. So far, at least 105 people…
On December 22, the United States reached 30 vessels of alleged drug traffickers bombed in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Trump admin conducts another deadly attack on 'low-profile vessel' perpetrating 'narco-trafficking operations'
A "low-profile vessel" that had been "engaged in narco-trafficking operations" was the target of another deadly strike under the Trump administration on Monday, according to U.S. Southern Command.
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