Overview
- U.S. Southern Command said Monday a strike in the eastern Pacific killed three men on a boat it assessed was smuggling drugs.
- It is at least the fifth such action in April, following four earlier attacks that U.S. statements say left 14 people dead.
- Southcom posted its account on X and said intelligence showed the vessel was on a known drug‑trafficking route.
- Independent outlets have not verified the U.S. claims, and critics question whether firing on boats in international waters complies with international law.
- Reporting by Die Zeit/dpa says the maritime campaign has run since last autumn on orders attributed to President Donald Trump across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.