US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific [View all]
Source: Associated Press, via WTOP
US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific
The Associated Press
May 6, 2026, 3:37 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men.
The attack came a day after U.S. forces struck an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people.
The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 191 people in total.
Despite the Iran war, the strikes have ramped up again in recent weeks, showing that the administration’s aggressive measures to stop what it calls “narcoterrorism” in the Western Hemisphere are not letting up. The military has not provided evidence that any of the vessels were carrying drugs.
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