US Military Kills 2 in Eastern Pacific Drug Boat Strike, Death Toll Hits 182
The US military killed two people in a strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on Friday. US Southern Command posted a video on social media showing the boat exploding. This was the sixth such attack this month.
The US military killed two suspected "narco-terrorists" in a strike on a drug trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, according to US Southern Command.
The military unit announced the attack by posting a video of the boat exploding on the social platform X on Friday evening. Southern Command, which handles US military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, claimed the strike killed two "male narco-terrorists" but provided no evidence to support this claim.
This was the sixth such attack this month, bringing the total death toll to at least 182 people killed since the campaign began in September. The Guardian reports that at least 178 people have died in these strikes, while other sources put the number at 182.
The strikes are part of the Trump administration's campaign against what it calls drug smuggling operations in the Eastern Pacific. The military targets boats suspected of carrying drugs along trafficking routes that supply narcotics to the United States.
Details about the specific operation on Friday remain limited, with the military providing little information beyond the social media post and video.
This military campaign against drug smugglers has killed at least 182 people since September, showing how the Trump administration is using deadly force to fight drug trafficking. The strikes target boats carrying drugs that often end up in American communities.
Watch for more strikes as this military campaign continues targeting suspected drug boats in the Pacific.
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