US EditionUS military says strike on vessel in Eastern Pacific kills three
The Pentagon said the operation was part of a broader anti-drug campaign that has killed at least 178 people since September, according to AFP.
- On Wednesday, a U.S. strike in the Eastern Pacific killed three people, marking the fourth consecutive day of operations by the U.S. Southern Command and Joint Task Force Southern Spear.
- Operation Southern Spear, launched in September, targets vessels the administration alleges are operated by 'Designated Terrorist Organizations' involved in drug trafficking across the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean.
- Wednesday's strike raised the total death toll to at least 178 since operations began. Of the at least 53 vessels targeted, 37 operated in the Pacific and 15 in the Caribbean.
- Human Rights Watch labeled the strikes "unlawful extrajudicial killings," while the American Civil Liberties Union characterized the administration's assertions as "unsubstantiated, fear-mongering claims."
- President Donald Trump justified the attacks as necessary "armed conflict" to stem fatal overdoses, yet experts note fentanyl typically enters the U.S. over land from Mexico, produced with chemicals from China and India.
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US strikes another vessel and kills 3 men it says were trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific
U.S. military forces have struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three men the Pentagon says were trafficking drugs.
Once again, the US military attacks a suspected drug boat in the Pacific Ocean and kills three people, fueling the debate on the legality of such operations in international waters.
US Military Strike Kills 3 in Eastern Pacific as Part of Anti-Drug Campaign
The U.S. military said it carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific on April 15, as part of a campaign targeting maritime drug routes under the Trump administration. In an April 16 post on X, U.S. Southern Command said the targeted vessel was operated by designated terrorist organizations. “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-tr…
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