The US military carried out a strike on a boat suspected of being involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its campaign against alleged drug traffickers in Latin America.
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The US Southern Command posted a video of the operation on X, showing what appeared to be a moving boat followed by a flash after the strike.
The military said intelligence had confirmed the vessel was actively involved in drug trafficking, but did not release evidence supporting the claim or provide the identities of those killed.
Southern Command said on X, “Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean. Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking. The operation killed four narco-terrorists.” It said the vessel was operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean.
