US launches first drug boat strike of 2026, killing two and leaving one survivor

U.S. Southern Command announced that the strike targeted a vessel operated by members of Designated Terrorist Organizations.

U.S. Says First Boat Strike Since Maduro’s Capture Killed 2 in Eastern Pacific

The United States military on Friday struck another boat it suspected of smuggling drugs, killing two people, according to the U.S. Southern Command, in its first known boat strike in the eastern ...

US carries out first known strike on alleged drug boat since Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture

The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first known attack since the raid that captured ...

Military conducts 'lethal kinetic strike' on alleged drug boat, leaving one survivor

The statement by U.S. Southern Command said it notified the Coast Guard "to activate the search and rescue system" for the ...
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First strike on alleged drug boat since capture of Maduro kills 2

The strike is the 36th of its kind under Operation Southern Spear and the first since the capture of former Venezuelan leader ...

US military says 2 killed in eastern Pacific boat strike, with 1 survivor

The US military conducted a strike against another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing 4 people, according to US Southern Command.