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US confirms deadly strike on suspected drug vessel as deaths rise past 180 in Eastern Pacific
International
Published on 25 April 2026
Intelligence ties the target to narco routes
The US military says it conducted a “lethal kinetic strike” on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people. US Southern Command claims the boat was linked to designated terrorist organizations and traveling along known narcotics routes, with intelligence confirming drug trafficking involvement as part of the broader anti–“narco-terrorists” campaign in Latin America.
- US Southern Command says two were killed in the strike
- Target vessel was allegedly tied to designated terrorist groups
- Officials cite intelligence confirming narcotics trafficking involvement
- Operation framed as part of an anti narco terrorist campaign
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