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WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205.
U.S. Southern Command said in its post on X that the strike came at the direction of Gen. Francis L. Attack comes after Friday’s strike that killed three men as well, pushing death toll to more than 200 since last year Attack comes after Friday’s strike that killed three men as well, pushing death toll to more than 200 since last year The US military said on Saturday it had carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific killing three men, the second strike in as many days.
Officials with the US Southern Command said in a post on X that intelligence had confirmed that the vessel was transiting along “narco-trafficking” routes in the eastern Pacific and engaged in “narco-trafficking” operations.
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, looks on. “Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action,” the post said.
What's confirmed
- Officials with the US Southern Command said in a post on X that intelligence had confirmed that the vessel was transiting along “narco-trafficking” routes in the eastern Pacific and engaged in “narco-trafficking”…
- WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack this week and putting the total…
- U.S. Southern Command said in its post on X that the strike came at the direction of Gen. Francis L.
What's still developing
- Attack comes after Friday’s strike that killed three men as well, pushing death toll to more than 200 since last year Attack comes after Friday’s strike that killed three men as well, pushing death toll to more than…
- “Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action,” the post said.
- President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, looks on.