The US has carried out a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel, killing two narco-terrorists. The US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced the news in a release.
“On June 3, at the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,” the release reads. “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.”
“Two male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed,” it adds.
Similar strikes in the recent past
The SOUTHCOM carried out a similar strike just days back on May 30.
It announced the strike on X, writing, “On May 30, 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 routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.”
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{{/usCountry}}On May 27, the US military launched another attack on what it called a drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two men, officials said, according to The Guardian. The attack targeted a boat that was travelling along a known smuggling route.
“Two male narco-terrorists were killed during this action,” SOUTHCOM said in a statement.
Dozens of similar attacks have been carried out in recent months, bringing the death toll in the US campaign to at least 195, according to a tally by the AFP news agency. In the May 27 attack, two people survived and were stranded in the water. The US Coast Guard was alerted to launch a rescue operation.