Arya News - The U.S. military struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on Thursday night, killing two people.
( NewsNation ) — The U.S. military struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on Thursday night, killing two people deemed “ narco-terrorists .”
U.S. Southern Command conducted the strike on a vessel it says was operated by designated terrorist organizations. Southcom posted a 12-second video to the social platform X, showing the boat moving until it explodes into flames.
“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” the Southern Command wrote on X.
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No U.S. military forces were harmed in the attack.
The United States has conducted at least 37 operations targeting boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific since Sept. 2, killing at least 127 “narco-terrorists.” The administration has argued the strikes are to prevent the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S.
NewsNation partner The Hill contributed to this report.
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