A U.S. strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea killed three people on Monday (February 23, 2026), the U.S. military said.
U.S. military strikes another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing three
The United States began targeting alleged smuggling boats in early September, and the latest strike brings the death toll from the campaign to at least 150.
U.S. Southern Command, which is responsible for Washington's forces in the region, said the boat was "transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations."
On Feb. 23, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM 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… pic.twitter.com/XUHImPAZik
