The US military has conducted more deadly strikes on three alleged drug boats, killing 11 people on board. The military action on Monday (16 February) brings the total number of fatalities caused by US strikes against alleged traffickers to 145 since September, 2025, when the campaign launched by Donald Trump began. Footage shared by the US Southern Command shows several small speeding boats exploding into flames. Officials have claimed that the boats were “operated by designated terrorist organizations”. Two of the vessels, which each had four people on board, were struck in the eastern Pacific Ocean, while a third boat, with three people, was hit in the Caribbean Sea.

More than 130 people have been killed in these alleged "narco-trafficking operations" carried out by the US since September.

President Donald Trump's campaign against alleged drug boats has resulted in at least 145 deaths since September.

Three boats targeted in eastern Pacific and Caribbean as Trump continues pursuit of alleged ‘narco-terrorists’

U.S. military strikes on drug boats kill 11, raising total deaths to 145 amid ongoing anti-narcotics campaign in Latin America.

The U.S. military has killed 11 people in recent strikes on three boats allegedly transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean Sea.

The series of strikes brought the death toll in the Trump administration's monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers to at least 145 people.

The US military has conducted more deadly strikes on three alleged drug boats, killing 11 people on board. The military action on Monday (16 February) brings the total number of…

Move brings total number of people killed in US strikes on suspected boats since September to at least 148