A vessel U.S. officials said was transporting drugs was struck by U.S. forces in the Eastern Pacific, killing two, on May 8, 2026. U.S. Southern CommandThe Pentagon said that the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike on Friday against a vessel in the Eastern Pacific operated by a designated terrorist organization and involved in drug trafficking, killing two and leaving one survivor.U.S. Southern Command said on May 8 that the strike was part of Operation Southern Spear, a campaign that uses military force against suspected drug-smuggling vessels across the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific after designating major cartels and trafficking networks as terrorist organizations that use drugs to kill Americans as part of irregular combat.
US Strike Destroys Drug Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 2
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