8 Killed in U.S. Strikes on Boats in the Eastern Pacific
12/16/2025 10:26:00 AM
The U.S. military announced that it carried out strikes on three boats suspected of drug smuggling in the eastern Pacific Ocean, leading to the deaths of eight people.
U.S. Southern Command said in a post on X that intelligence confirmed the vessels were traveling along known drug trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and were involved in narcotics smuggling.
It added that “eight narco-terrorists were killed in the strikes: three on the first vessel, two on the second, and three on the third.”
U.S. Southern Command said in a post on X that intelligence confirmed the vessels were traveling along known drug trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and were involved in narcotics smuggling.
It added that “eight narco-terrorists were killed in the strikes: three on the first vessel, two on the second, and three on the third.”