U.S. Southern Command said three people were killed when the first boat was struck, while people in the other two boats jumped overboard.

The U.S. military says it struck three more boats that were allegedly smuggling drugs.

Latest attacks bring total number of boat strikes to 33 and the number of people killed to at least 112 since September.

US military announces two separate strikes on boats it claims were transporting drugs in the Pacific

The latest strike comes as the US Coast Guard searches for survivors of another that happened a day earlier.

U.S. Southern Command said three people were killed when the first boat was struck, while people in the other two boats jumped overboard.

Search in undisclosed location followed the latest US military strike on alleged drug smuggling boats.