US strike on an alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific kills two
Key takeaways
- SOUTHCOM said it notified the US Coast Guard about the ‘six male survivors’ without providing details of their rescue.
- The attack on Sunday brings the total number of vessels hit to more than 60, with more than 210 people killed, since the US began its operation dubbed “Southern Spear” in September.
- US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a post on X on Monday that the boat was operating along a known drug-smuggling route but provided no evidence that it was carrying narcotics.
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SOUTHCOM said it notified the US Coast Guard about the ‘six male survivors’ without providing details of their rescue.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo SOUTHCOM said it notified the US Coast Guard about the 'six male survivors' without providing details of their rescue or condition [X/@Southcom]By AFP and APPublished On 22 Jun 202622 Jun 2026The United States military says it has carried out another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing at least two people.
The attack on Sunday brings the total number of vessels hit to more than 60, with more than 210 people killed, since the US began its operation dubbed “Southern Spear” in September.