US Strikes Drug-Smuggling Boat in Pacific

The US military has confirmed a lethal strike against a drug-smuggling vessel operating in the Eastern Pacific as part of Operation Southern Spear. Directed by US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) under General Francis L. Donovan, a joint task force targeted the boat after intelligence confirmed it was moving illicit cargo along a known trafficking route. Authorities reported that one suspected narco-terrorist was killed during the engagement, though no US military personnel were harmed. The US Coast Guard has since been mobilized to conduct a search and rescue mission for two surviving suspects. This latest operation underscores the military’s ongoing campaign to actively disrupt maritime drug networks linked to designated terrorist organizations.