WASHINGTON: The United States military has carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people and leaving one survivor, US Southern Command announced on Monday. The operation is part of the broader campaign known as Operation Southern Spear, which targets suspected drug-trafficking vessels in international waters. Read More: […]
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US says two killed in strike on suspected drug smuggling vessel
The United States military said two people were killed in a strike on a vessel suspected of drug smuggling in the Eastern Pacific, bringing the total death toll from Washington’s maritime counter-narcotics campaign in the region to at least 107. Read More: US military strike destroys suspected drug vessel in Eastern Pacific In a statement posted on […]
US military strike destroys suspected drug vessel in Eastern Pacific
WASHINGTON – The US military carried out a precision strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in international waters of the Eastern Pacific on Tuesday, killing two men on board, according to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a post on the social media platform X, Hegseth said that intelligence confirmed the vessel’s involvement in illicit narcotics […]