US military claims to have attacked a "drug trafficking boat" in the East Pacific, killing 6 people.
According to reporters from the Central Radio and Television Station, on March 8 local time, the U.S. Southern Command stated that the "Southern Strike" joint task force conducted a strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific that was identified as being operated by a terrorist organization, killing six male suspects.
The U.S. military stated that intelligence confirmed the vessel was traveling along known drug trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was involved in drug trafficking activities. There were no casualties among U.S. personnel. (Central Radio and Television Station reporter Deng Xuemei)
On March 8, U.S. Southern Command conducted an airstrike against a drug trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing six male suspects identified as terrorists. The vessel was confirmed to be operating along a known drug trafficking route in the Caribbean, with no U.S. casualties reported.
- U.S. military conducted an airstrike on a drug trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific.
- The vessel was operated by a group identified as a terrorist organization.
- Six male suspects were killed in the operation.
- The operation was part of a known drug trafficking route in the Caribbean.
- No U.S. personnel were reported injured.