The United States military conducted two separate “lethal kinetic strikes” this week on two boats suspected of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The strikes were the latest efforts of Operation Southern Spear and occurred on May 26 and May 27. Three “narco-terrorists” were reportedly killed during the incidents, according to a press release issued by U.S. Southern Command.“On May 26, at the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,” read Southern Command’s release about the strike. “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” said Southern Command. “One male narco-terrorist was killed during this action, and there were two survivors.”
The U.S. military notified the Coast Guard about the survivors from the military strike, and “search and rescue system” efforts were deployed for the survivors. It is uncertain if those recovery efforts were successful.
The following day, another Southern Command strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean resulted in two “narco-terrorists” being killed.
