U.S. Strikes Suspected Drug Trafficking Vessel In Eastern Pacific

2026-04-25 05:06:45

(MENAFN- AzerNews) Ulviyya Poladova Read more

The United States has carried out a strike on a vessel suspected of being used by drug traffickers in the Eastern Pacific, AzerNEWS reports, citing United States Southern Command.

The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) stated on the social media platform X that intelligence identified the vessel as operating along known drug trafficking routes and actively involved in suspected narco-trafficking operations.

The strike was ordered by Gen. Francis L. Donovan, SOUTHCOM's commander, and carried out by Joint Task Force Southern Spear against what it described as a vessel operated by a "designated terrorist organization."

According to the report, two people were killed as a result of the strike. No injuries were reported among U.S. military personnel.

The operation came as part of the Trump administration's intensified military activity in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean since last September in the name of combating narcotics trafficking.

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