US forces have killed two narco-terrorists in the Eastern Pacific, SOUTHCOM said
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The US military carried out a deadly strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two suspected drug terrorists, according to the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
“On May 8, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal strike against a vessel owned by Terrorist Terrorist Organizations,” SOUTHCOM said on the X site.
“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was traveling on known drug trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in drug trafficking,” the document continued. “Two drug terrorists were killed during this action, one survived the strike.”
SOUTHCOM said it immediately notified the US Coast Guard to conduct a search for the survivor.
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A strike directed at the US Southern Command hit a vessel linked to designated terrorist and drug-trafficking organizations, killing two people and leaving one survivor. (@Southcom/X)
No American soldiers were injured, the military said.
SOUTHCOM did not immediately release any other information about those killed.
The U.S. military has carried out a number of strikes in recent months targeting suspected drug-trafficking vessels as part of a broader crackdown on cartel-related people-trafficking operations.
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The US military has carried out a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific as part of ongoing anti-narcotics operations. (US Southern Command)
Friday’s strike follows a similar strike earlier this week. SOUTHCOM said it targeted the Eastern Pacific on Tuesday, killing three suspected drug terrorists, and conducted another strike in the Caribbean on Monday, killing two suspected drug smugglers.
The Eastern Pacific and Caribbean remain the main corridors for drug trafficking, as cartels often use small, fast-moving vessels to transport drugs to the US and Central America.
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(L/R) US Marine Corps Lt. General Francis L. Donovan, appointed Commander of the US Southern Command, and US Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, appointed Director of the National Security Agency, Chief of Central Security Service, and commander of the US Cyber Command, testified during the Senate Committee on Armed Services about their appointment in Capitol 1, DC 2, Jan. 2 Washington (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
SOUTHCOM is responsible for military operations in Central and South America and the Caribbean, including counter-narcotics missions aimed at disrupting drug trafficking networks that threaten US interests.
Fox News Digital’s Sophia Compton contributed to this report.
