Strike appears to be first in Caribbean since November, with vast majority of recent strikes happening in the Pacific
The US military’s Southern Command, which oversees operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, said it had carried out its second deadly boat strike this week. The command said the latest strike killed three suspected drug smugglers in the Caribbean on Friday.
“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” the Southern Command said in a statement. The command included a video of the strike with its announcement, which shows a boat traveling through the water as it explodes into flames after being hit with what looks like a missile.
The Southern Command and the Pentagon did not immediately return requests for additional information.
The Friday strike comes after the Southern Command announced a deadly attack on another boat in the eastern Pacific on Monday. That hit resulted in the deaths of two suspected drug smugglers, with one survivor.
