US strike on alleged drug smuggling boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific
The US military conducted a strike on a boat suspected of drug smuggling in the eastern Pacific, resulting in the deaths of three men. This operation was part of a broader campaign against drug trafficking in the region, which has seen multiple strikes this week. The US Southern Command stated that the boat was linked to a designated terrorist organization.
- ▪The US military struck a boat accused of drug smuggling, killing three men.
- ▪This was the fourth strike targeting suspected drug smugglers within the week.
- ▪The operation raised the death toll of the US military's campaign against drug smuggling boats to 205.
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World News US strike on alleged drug smuggling boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific By Zoe Hussain Published May 31, 2026, 8:05 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The US military obliterated a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday — killing three men in the fourth strike of the week. A wild video posted by the US Southern Command on social media showed the moment the military carried out the lethal kinetic strike and exploded the vessel into a massive fireball. Three men accused of smuggling drugs were killed in a lethal kinetic strike in the Eastern Pacific on Saturday. U.S.
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