The US Southern Command said on Monday that Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere forces interdicted a floating refuelling station supporting illicit at-sea drug trafficking operations in the eastern Pacific on September 7. The Southern Command said in an X post that individuals that were removed from the vessel would be transferred to Ecuadorian authorities, and U.S. forces sank it after clearing the vessel and disembarking the crew. Show more Show less
US forces intercept floating refuelling station linked to drug trafficking in Eastern Pacific
The US Southern Command said on Monday that Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere forces interdicted a floating refuelling station supporting illicit at-sea drug trafficking operations in the eastern Pacific on September 7. The Southern Command said in an X post that individuals that were removed from the vessel would be transferred to Ecuadorian authorities, and U.S. forces sank it after clearing the vessel and disembarking the crew.
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