US Southern Command shows a vessel before it was struck while allegedly transiting along narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific. Photo / US Southern Command, AFP
US Southern Command shows a vessel before it was struck while allegedly transiting along narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific. Photo / US Southern Command, AFP
US forces launched a strike against alleged drug traffickers in the Eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people, the military said.
“Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by designated terrorist organisations” along an apparent narco-trafficking route, the US Southern Command posted onX, adding that “three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action”.
The United States began targeting alleged smuggling boats in early September, killing nearly 150 people in total and destroying dozens of vessels since then.
