Footage of a U.S. strike on three drug trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Dec. 29, 2025. U.S. Southern Command/Screenshot via The Epoch TimesU.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) struck five drug-smuggling boats Tuesday, killing eight people and causing the remaining occupants to abandon their vessels, prompting a search and rescue, the agency said Wednesday in two posts on X.The two strikes came on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31.
US Strikes 5 More Drug Boats, Killing 8
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