US military strikes suspected drug traffickers in northern Pacific, 2 killed
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After the attack, the military said it contacted the United States Coast Guard to activate search-and-rescue procedures for the surviving individual. Officials have not disclosed the nationality of those on board or where the survivor was taken.
The US military has carried out a lethal strike on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor, in the latest escalation of Washington’s campaign against narco-smuggling networks.
In a statement posted on X, the military said the vessel was “engaged in narco-trafficking operations” and was travelling along known smuggling routes.
According to SOUTHCOM, the strike was authorised by its commander, Francis L. Donovan, and carried out by Joint Task Force Southern Spear.
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. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking pic.twitter.com/fa5vppjcCy
“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” the statement said.
After the attack, the military said it contacted the United States Coast Guard to activate search-and-rescue procedures for the surviving individual. Officials have not disclosed the nationality of those on board or where the survivor was taken.
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