US military claims strike on "drug trafficking boat" in the East Pacific resulted in 2 deaths
On June 3, Xinhua News Agency reported from Washington that the U.S. Southern Command issued a statement saying that on the same day, U.S. forces struck a "drug trafficking vessel" in the Eastern Pacific, resulting in the deaths of two individuals on board.
The statement said that under the orders of U.S. Southern Command Commander Francis Donovan, the U.S. "Southern Strike" Joint Task Force conducted an operation against a vessel operated by a "designated terrorist organization," killing two male individuals on board, with no U.S. personnel casualties.
Since early September 2025, U.S. forces have conducted multiple strikes against what the U.S. claims to be "drug trafficking vessels" in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, and announced the initiation of the "Southern Strike" military operation on November 13 of that year. However, the U.S. government has not released any evidence to substantiate its claims that the targets were involved in drug trafficking.
On June 3, 2025, the U.S. military conducted a strike against a drug trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific, resulting in the deaths of two individuals on board. The operation was executed by the U.S. Southern Command's Joint Task Force Southern Strike under the orders of Commander Francis Donovan. No U.S. personnel were harmed during the engagement, which targeted a vessel operated by a recognized terrorist organization.
- U.S. military struck a drug trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on June 3, 2025.
- Two individuals on the boat were killed in the strike.
- The operation was ordered by U.S. Southern Command's commander, Francis Donovan.
- The boat was operated by a recognized terrorist organization.
- No U.S. personnel were reported injured during the operation.