The U.S. military said on May 26 it launched a strike on a drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors.
U.S. Southern Command posted a video on social media showing the boat speeding through the water before suddenly exploding in a fireball.
In the post on X, Southern Command said the vessel was being 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,” Southern Command said. “One male narco-terrorist was killed during this action, and there were two survivors.”…