US Military Strikes Suspected Drug-Smuggling Speedboat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 5

The US military announced on the 27th (local time) that it struck a speedboat suspected of being involved in drug smuggling in the Eastern Pacific, resulting in five deaths.

The US Southern Command announced via X that, under its command, the Joint Interagency Task Force South carried out a lethal military strike against a speedboat in the Eastern Pacific that day.

The Southern Command stated that the vessel was operating along a known drug-smuggling route, adding, "Confirmed intelligence indicated that the vessel was actively engaged in drug trafficking."

It further stated that five "narco-terrorists" were killed in the operation.

The Southern Command did not disclose the precise location of the attack, the nationality of the vessel, or the identities of those killed.

The US military has been conducting military operations against vessels deemed to be involved in drug trafficking in waters near Central and South America.

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