U.S. military forces carried out a strike on a vessel allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people, according to U.S. Southern Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The strike took place on Monday in the Eastern Pacific at the direction of Pete Hegseth, with Joint Task Force Southern Spear targeting a vessel that was operating along known narco-trafficking routes, SOUTHCOM said<\/a>. The command said two male narco-terrorists were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The strike comes as part of a broader campaign launched in September targeting vessels allegedly linked to designated terrorist organizations involved in drug trafficking across the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the operation began, at least 31 vessels have been struck, resulting in a total of 107 deaths, according to figures released by the command. Of those vessels, 20 were operating in the Pacific and 11 were operating in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The previous strike was reported on Dec. 22, when SOUTHCOM said it targeted a “low-profile vessel” in the Pacific, killing one person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Dec. 29, at the direction of @SecWar<\/a> Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/69ywxXk30N<\/a><\/p>— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) December 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>