Immigration & Border Security

2 Killed in US Strike on Drug Boat in Pacific Ocean Attack

This marks the 30th strike on a vessel U.S. officials said was trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean since Sept. 2
2 Killed in US Strike on Drug Boat in Pacific Ocean Attack
Footage of a U.S. forces strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Dec. 29, 2025. (Screenshot/ U.S. Southern Command).
T.J. Muscaro
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Two individuals were killed on Dec. 29 in the latest U.S. military attack on a drug boat, United States Southern Command announced on X.

“At the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by [a] Designation Terrorist Organization in international waters,” the announcement read.
T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.