A U.S. military strike killed two people aboard a vessel allegedly linked to designated terrorist organizations involved in drug trafficking, according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,” SOUTHCOM<\/a> said Thursday. “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Southern Command said two \u201cnarco-terrorists\u201d were killed in the strike. No U.S. military personnel were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The strike is 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 campaign began, at least 38 vessels have been struck, resulting in 124 deaths, according to figures released by Southern Command. Of those vessels, 27 were operating in the Pacific and 11 in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The previous strike was reported on Jan. 23, when Southern Command said it targeted a single vessel in international waters of the Pacific, killing two people and leaving one person missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM<\/a> Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/B3ctyN1lke<\/a><\/p>— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) February 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>