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1 Dead After US Military Hits Suspected Trafficking Boat in Pacific Waters

The operation targeted a vessel on known narco-trafficking routes, with one fatality and two survivors reported by U.S. authorities.
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1 Dead After US Military Hits Suspected Trafficking Boat in Pacific Waters
Image from video of a lethal strike on a vessel on June 16, 2026, which U.S. Southern Command said was being operated by a designated terrorist organization. U.S. Southern Command
Kimberly Hayek
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U.S. military forces carried out a strike on a vessel that was engaged in narco-trafficking operations in the Eastern Pacific on Tuesday, killing one man and leaving two survivors, according to U.S. Southern Command.

The action was conducted by Joint Task Force Southern Spear under the leadership of SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan.

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Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.