The U.S. military said Monday it carried out another strike on a vessel allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific, killing two people.
U.S. Southern Command said the boat was operating in international waters and was run by groups designated by the Trump administration as terrorist organizations.
The military said intelligence showed the vessel was moving along known drug trafficking routes. Two men described as “narco-terrorists” were killed, the command said.
The US military says it conducted a strike against an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people https://t.co/U2qqaDNuUp
— CNN International (@cnni) December 29, 2025
The strike is part of a broader campaign launched in early September. The U.S. military says it has targeted at least 30 suspected drug vessels since then, killing 107 people.
President Donald Trump has argued the strikes are effective in disrupting cartel operations.
On Dec. 29, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known… pic.twitter.com/69ywxXk30N
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) December 29, 2025
Critics in Congress question the legal authority for the strikes and say the administration has not provided enough evidence.
The New York Times has reported that recent comments by Trump point to a strike on a drug facility in Venezuela, a claim denied by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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