US, Ecuador forces strike alleged drug smuggling boat

Tackling drug trafficking in Latin America is a key priority for Washington. In March, Ecuador joined a US-led coalition to combat the drug trade in the region.

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said a joint task force conducted a “lethal kinetic strike” on Sunday (August 23) against a low-profile vessel operating along alleged narcotics trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on Tuesday announced that U.S. forces struck a drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean, killing four narco-terrorists.

The U.S. military killed four people in a strike on a boat they say was operated by drug smugglers. CBS News' Eleanor Watson reports.

The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

SOUTHCOM's latest Caribbean strike killed four narco-terrorists, bringing the roughly one-year total to at least 227 dead across 68 reported operations.

US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a post on X that the strike targeted a vessel "operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean".

Organizations that help service members apply to leave the military as conscientious objectors are seeing a large increase in concerns over U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats and targets inside Iran.

U.S. Military Says It Killed 4 In Strike On Alleged Drug-Smuggling Boat In The Caribbean  HuffPost

The US military said on Tuesday four people were killed in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean, the latest in a series of attacks that Washington says target “narco-terrorists,” but human rights groups condemn as extrajudicial killings.“Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel’s active involvement in narco-traffick

The U.S. military launched a lethal strike on Tuesday against an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean traveling through “established narco-trafficking routes” as outlined by Southern Command.  Four onboard the vessel were killed. It follows a Monday attack on an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific in which two peopl

U.S. Southern Command forces killed four people Tuesday in its latest strike targeting an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean.

The U.S. military has attacked another boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people

The U.S. military has attacked another boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people

US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean  AP News

The operation killed four narco-terrorists," the U.S. Southern Command said on X.

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 - The U.S. military said on Tuesday four people were killed in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean, the latest in a series of attacks that Washington says target \"narco-terrorists\" but human rights groups condemn as extrajudicial killings.

US military says it struck vessel in the Caribbean, killing four  Reuters

US strikes another boat in eastern Pacific, killing two, Pentagon says  Toronto Star

US strikes alleged drug boat after two-month pause  CNN

The United States Southern Command announced on Monday that it had conducted a military operation killing two people on a suspected drug-trafficking ship in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking ships in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea are part of the Trump administra

The US military launched operation "Southern Spear" in early September, with President Donald Trump arguing Washington is effectively at war with drug cartels operating out of Latin America.