The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) conducted a lethal strike against a vessel in the Eastern Pacific suspected of drug trafficking, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and one survivor. This operation, the third this year, is part of a larger campaign targeting narco-terrorist networks.
The United States Southern Command announced Monday that the U.S. military carried out an operation targeting a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific , leaving two people dead and one survivor.
'On Feb. 9, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,' the joint command said in a post on X. Following the strike, the unit said it immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate a search-and-rescue system for the lone survivor who escaped the lethal attack. Aerial footage released by the agency shows a vessel halting shortly after getting struck by the weapon. US FORCES KILL TWO SUSPECTED NARCO-TERRORISTS IN EASTERN PACIFIC LETHAL STRIKE OPERATION 'Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,' the unit said. Monday’s strike marks the third U.S. attack this year since the campaign began last September. The U.S. has carried out dozens of strikes in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean to dismantle narco-terrorist networks operated by designated terrorist organizations, including Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua and Colombia’s Ejército de Liberación Nacional. HEGSETH SAYS DEPARTMENT OF WAR ‘WILL BE PREPARED TO DELIVER’ WHATEVER TRUMP WANTS FOLLOWING IRAN WARNING Last Thursday, U.S. forces killed two suspected narco-terrorists in a similar 'lethal kinetic strike' targeting a vessel officials said was operated by a designated terrorist organization. In January, U.S. forces again killed two more and left one lone survivor who escaped the attack. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP SOUTHCOM, which is responsible for military operations in Central America, South America and the Caribbean, has reportedly targeted a range of vessels, including submersibles, fishing boats and high-speed vessels in the past six months.
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