U.S. military kills alleged narco-terrorist in lethal strike on drug-trafficking vessel in Eastern Pacific

The U.S. subject carried retired a lethal onslaught Tuesday connected a suspected drug-trafficking vas successful the Eastern Pacific, sidesplitting an alleged narco-terrorist, according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).

"On May 26, astatine the absorption of #SOUTHCOM commandant Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic onslaught connected a vas operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," SOUTHCOM said successful a station connected X.

"Intelligence confirmed the vas was transiting on known narco-trafficking routes successful the Eastern Pacific and was engaged successful narco-trafficking operations," the station continued.

The subject said 1 alleged narco-terrorist was killed successful the onslaught and 2 others survived.

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U.S. Southern Command said a subject onslaught targeted a suspected narco-trafficking vas operating on a known cause way successful the Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Southern Command)

SOUTHCOM said it instantly notified the U.S. Coast Guard to statesman search-and-rescue operations for the survivors.

No U.S. forces were injured, the subject said.

SOUTHCOM did not instantly merchandise further accusation astir those targeted successful the operation.

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The U.S. subject said 1 suspected narco-terrorist was killed during an cognition targeting a vas successful the Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Southern Command)

The U.S. subject has carried retired aggregate strikes successful caller months targeting suspected drug-smuggling vessels arsenic portion of a broader run aimed astatine dismantling cartel-linked trafficking operations.

Tuesday’s onslaught followed akin operations earlier this month.

SOUTHCOM said it targeted different vas successful the Eastern Pacific connected May 8, sidesplitting 2 antheral narco-terrorists and leaving 1 survivor. Days earlier, the subject conducted different onslaught successful the Caribbean that killed 2 suspected traffickers.

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(L/R) U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, nominee for Commander of U.S. Southern Command, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, nominee for Director of the National Security Agency, Chief of Central Security Service, and Command of U.S. Cyber Command, attest during a Senate Committee connected Armed Services proceeding connected their nominations connected Capitol Hill successful Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 15, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

The Eastern Pacific and Caribbean are large corridors for narcotics trafficking, with cartels often utilizing small, fast-moving vessels to transport drugs toward the United States and Central America.

SOUTHCOM oversees subject operations successful Central and South America and the Caribbean, including counter-narcotics missions focused connected disrupting cause trafficking networks tied to organized transgression groups.