The U.S. Southern Command said it carried out a "lethal kinetic strike" Sunday against a vessel in the Caribbean that it said was being used in narcotics trafficking, killing three men aboard in the latest escalation of Washington's military campaign against suspected drug-smuggling boats in the region.
The operation was conducted April 19 under the direction of Gen. Francis L. Donovan and executed by Joint Task Force Southern Spear. The command said intelligence had determined the vessel was traveling along known narcotics routes in the Caribbean and was "engaged in narco-trafficking operations."
