02.01.2026 14:17
The U.S. Southern Command conducted airstrikes on three boats identified as carrying drugs in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Three people were killed in the attack.
In a statement from the U.S. military, it was noted that three more boats identified as carrying drugs were attacked as part of the ongoing Southern Cross Operation in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, resulting in the deaths of three individuals.
The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) reported that an airstrike was conducted on three boats identified as involved in drug trafficking on December 30, 2025. The statement emphasized that the joint task force conducting the Southern Cross Operation in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific carried out an attack on a boat operated by organizations designated as "terrorist groups" by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
3 BOATS HIT, 3 PEOPLE DEAD
The statement included, "Intelligence sources confirmed that the vessels were navigating known drug trafficking routes and that a narcotic substance transfer occurred between the three vessels prior to the attacks."
Authorities reported that in the initial intervention, three individuals on the first vessel were neutralized, while those on the other two vessels abandoned the ships and jumped into the sea before the interventions. It was noted that as a result of the ongoing attacks, the two vessels were later sunk. The statement indicated that following the operations, the U.S. Southern Command immediately informed the U.S. Coast Guard for search and rescue efforts.