US EditionUS military says two men killed in strike on suspected drug vessel in Pacific
- On December 29, 2025, the U.S. military launched another strike in the eastern Pacific that killed two people, U.S. Southern Command said.
- The operation follows a campaign that began on Sept. 2, which the administration cites as justification for continued boat strikes targeting vessels on narco‑trafficking routes, the military said.
- Social‑media footage shows the boat shown in footage moving before two explosions; the United States has hit at least 30 alleged drug vessels, killing 107 people since early September.
- Congressional Democrats and some Republicans have pushed back, arguing the operations lack congressional authorization and sufficient evidence, while Colombia and Venezuela criticized the strikes and President Nicolás Maduro denied allegations.
- Administration escalation includes seizing sanctioned oil tankers and a blockade affecting Venezuela's oil sector, codified in the National Security Strategy as the 'Trump Corollary', with President Donald Trump framing it as an 'armed conflict' with cartels, raising the prospect of land strikes.
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Experts and the UN question the legality of the operations, which have killed at least 107 people in recent months.
U.S. armed forces attacked a ship suspected of trafficking drugs. In addition, the President of the Republic enacts a government decree to extend the extension of concession contracts for three casinos.
The American military attack has targeted and destroyed a port area, presumably used for the load of narcotics on the boats
2 killed in new U.S. strike on alleged drug vessel in Eastern Pacific
U.S. military forces carried out a strike on a vessel allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people, according to U.S. Southern Command. The strike took place on Monday in the Eastern Pacific at the direction of Pete Hegseth, with Joint Task Force Southern Spear targeting a vessel that was operating along known narco-trafficking routes, SOUTHCOM said. The command said two male narco-terrorists were killed. The…
The U.S. military announced Monday a new bombing in the eastern Pacific against a vessel that, according to intelligence, would be linked to drug trafficking operations. The attack left two people dead, raising to 107 the fatalities of a military campaign that Washington has deployed in recent months against – allegedly – drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific. According to a statement released by U.S. Armed Forces Southern Comman…
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