US Strike on an Alleged Drug Boat Kills 2, Leaves 6 Survivors, in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
U.S. officials said the vessel was on a known trafficking route and that the Coast Guard was notified to search for the six survivors.
- On Sunday, the Defense Department conducted a strike against a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people and leaving six survivors amid an ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
- Since early September, President Trump's administration has conducted more than 60 strikes targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists," bringing total deaths in boat strikes to more than 210 people.
- Insisting the strike was done "in self-defense" to destroy the boat, The White House confirmed the follow-up attack, though some legal scholars argue targeting survivors would be illegal under any circumstance.
- Demanding the Pentagon release "unedited video" of the first strike, U.S. lawmakers questioned the operation after reports emerged of follow-up attacks on survivors, while a watchdog reviews the Joint Targeting Cycle.
- Critics question the strikes' effectiveness, noting that fentanyl behind fatal overdoses is typically trafficked over land from Mexico, where it is produced with chemicals imported from China and India.
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U.S. Southern Command Strike Kills Two On Suspected Drug Boat In Caribbean
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US SOUTHCOM Extrajudicial Killings Reach 209, Including Abandoned Survivors
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—The lethal maritime campaign conducted by the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) continues to claim lives in Latin American and Caribbean waters, with the death toll now totaling 209. Since September 2025, the US has carried out 63 military strikes against small boats under the guise of counter-narcotics operations as part of Operation Southern Spear. International legal experts and analysts still condemn the policy as a…
NEW: U.S. Forces Take Down Drug Smuggling Vessel, Killing Two Narco-Terrorists
U.S. forces are maintaining a strong stance against drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea. On Sunday, a strike targeted a drug-smuggling vessel, resulting in the deaths of two “male narco-terrorists.” Six individuals survived the attack and were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Southern Command reported that the operation took place on June 21. This strike was launched under the command of General Francis L. Donovan of Joint Task Force …
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Washington TimesU.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in the Caribbean
The U.S. military has conducted another strike Sunday against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean on Sunday, immediately killing two people and leaving six survivors amid an ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
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