Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

US Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel Kills Four in Caribbean


(MENAFN) The US military carried out a strike Sunday against a vessel suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean, killing four people, according to US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).

SOUTHCOM said Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere conducted a "lethal, kinetic strike" against a high-speed vessel traveling along established drug-trafficking routes in the Caribbean.

"Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking," the command said.

SOUTHCOM identified those killed in the operation as "narco-terrorists."

The command also released footage showing the vessel traveling across the water before it was struck and engulfed in an explosion.

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