17.02.2026 20:21
The U.S. military announced that three boats allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific and the Caribbean were struck, resulting in the deaths of 11 individuals.
The U.S. military has once again targeted boats it claims are involved in drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific and the Caribbean. Eleven people lost their lives in the attacks.
U.S. STRIKES BOATS ONCE AGAIN
In a post on the social media account of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), it was reported that an attack was carried out on three boats allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific and the Caribbean under the orders of SOUTHCOM Commander General Francis L. Donovan.
11 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES
The statement indicated that intelligence confirmed the boats were sailing along known drug trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and the Caribbean and were engaged in drug trafficking activities, noting that a total of 11 people were killed in the attacks. It was stated that there were 8 people on the two boats in the Eastern Pacific and 3 people on the third boat in the Caribbean.
TENSIONS IN THE CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC
The U.S. military's recent attacks on certain boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean, accusing them of drug trafficking and directly targeting those on board, has sparked discussions of "extrajudicial killings" in the international community.