The US military said two men were killed in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific, taking the overall death toll in the campaign to at least 107.
The US military on Monday reported that a strike targeting an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific resulted in two deaths, raising the total number of people killed in Washington’s campaign in the region to at least 107.
Strike on suspected narco-trafficking route
In a post on X, US Southern Command said “intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” adding that two men were killed.
On Dec. 29, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known… pic.twitter.com/69ywxXk30N
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) December 29, 2025
The post did not specify where exactly the strike took place.
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