The US military has conducted at least 36 attacks on boats allegedly transporting drugs since September in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.
US forces say they have struck what they called “narco-terrorists” on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific on Thursday, killing two people.
“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations”, US Southern Command announced on social media.
“Two narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No US military forces were harmed”, added the statement on X.
Southern Command did not specify where the boat was coming from or where it was heading.
A video linked to the post shows a boat moving through the water before exploding in flames.
