US kills two in Pacific ‘narco boat’ strike bringing total to 223

The US has killed two people in a so-called ‘narco’ boat strike, bringing the total since September to 223. These strikes follow reports alleging that the CIA and/or its contractors attacked three vessels near the Galapagos in March and January 2026. The US military’s Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) posted a section of a v

Narcotics experts say the boat strikes have failed to slow the smuggling of cocaine from South America to the United States.

The death count from the Trump administration's campaign of bombing boats off Latin America's Caribbean coast and in the eastern Pacific now exceeds 210 after more than 60 strikes.

The United States has killed at least 223 people since its campaign of boat strikes began nearly a year ago.

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.

"Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking. The operation killed two narco-terrorists," SOUTHCOM said in a post on X/Twitter.