US Military Kills 3 Suspected Narco-Terrorists in Eastern Pacific Vessel Strike

U.S. Southern Command announced Tuesday that the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three suspected narco-terrorists.

Joint Task Force Southern Spear carried out the operation at the direction of Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan. The vessel was operating along known narco-trafficking corridors and engaged in narco-trafficking activity.

No U.S. service members were injured, SOUTHCOM said.

"Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the command wrote on X. "Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed."

SOUTHCOM did not immediately release further information about those killed.

The U.S. military has conducted numerous strikes in recent months on suspected drug-smuggling vessels as part of a campaign to dismantle cartel-linked trafficking operations.

The announcement came a day after SOUTHCOM reported a similar strike in the Caribbean on Monday that killed two suspected drug traffickers.

Earlier, on April 24, SOUTHCOM carried out a lethal strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two suspected narco-terrorists.

That action followed less than a week after a SOUTHCOM operation in the Caribbean that killed three suspected narco-terrorists.

SOUTHCOM oversees military operations in Central and South America and the Caribbean, including counter-narcotics missions to disrupt drug trafficking networks that threaten U.S. interests.

The Eastern Pacific remains a key corridor for narcotics trafficking. Cartels often use small, fast-moving vessels to transport drugs toward the U.S. and Central America.