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U.S. Says Pacific Strike Kills Two on Suspected Drug Boat

Rights groups call the months-long at-sea campaign extrajudicial.

Overview

  • U.S. Southern Command said it hit a small boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving a third person alive.
  • The command posted a video of the impact and said it alerted the U.S. Coast Guard to search for the survivor.
  • Officials said the vessel was on known drug-trafficking routes and linked it to groups they classify as terrorist organizations.
  • The strike is part of a campaign that has passed 50 incidents and more than 150 deaths since September 2025 in international waters near Venezuela and Colombia.
  • Earlier this week, U.S. forces reported destroying another boat in the Pacific and said its three crew members were killed.