The U.S. military said on Friday (May 29, 2026) that it struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three men, in the latest such incident over the last few months.
President Donald Trump’s administration has touted its success at taking out suspected drug trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean.
On May 29, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking… pic.twitter.com/ynibuPqDd3
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) May 30, 2026
U.S. Southern Command said in a post on X that the vessel was “engaged in narco-trafficking operations.”
Reuters could not immediately verify the information.
Published - May 30, 2026 06:45 am IST