US Military Launches Deadly Strikes on Suspected Narco-Trafficking Vessels in Eastern Pacific. In a significant escalation of the ongoing battle against transnational crime, the US military has confirmed that five people were killed in a series of boat strikes in the Eastern Pacific. Intelligence gathered by US authorities suggests that the targeted vessels were traveling along well-known narco-trafficking routes in the region, fueling concerns about the growing presence of organized crime in the area. The strikes, authorized by General Francis L. Donovan, commander of US Southern Command, are the latest move in a long-standing effort to disrupt the flow of illicit goods and substances across the region.
The U.S. military said Sunday that five people were killed in boat strikes in the Eastern Pacific, stating that “intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the” region. “On April 11, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted two lethal kinetic strikes...
