US EditionUS military says 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific
The U.S. military operation, directed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has killed over 100 alleged narco-terrorists since September in a campaign targeting seaborne drug trafficking.
- On Thursday, the U.S. military conducted two strikes on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people and targeting boats smuggling drugs, U.S. Southern Command said.
- U.S. Southern Command said intelligence assessments showed the vessels were transiting known narco‑trafficking routes, though it did not provide evidence.
- Videos posted show each boat speeding through water before being struck by an explosion, and the military said three people in one vessel and two in the other were killed.
- Those attacks raise the campaign's tally to 28 known boat strikes and at least 104 people killed, according to the Trump administration, while lawmakers increase scrutiny.
- In early September, a follow-up strike killed two survivors clinging to wreckage, U.S. Southern Command said.
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