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US Announces Lethal Strike on Drug Boat in Caribbean

Three people aboard the vessel were killed in the latest operation under Operation Southern Spear, the U.S. Southern Command said.
US Announces Lethal Strike on Drug Boat in Caribbean
Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducts a lethal kinetic strike on an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific on Feb. 9, 2026. US Southern Command/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Kimberly Hayek
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U.S. Southern Command said Friday that Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal strike on a vessel operated by drug traffickers in the Caribbean, killing three people identified as narco-terrorists.

The strike took place Feb. 13 at the direction of Southern Command leader Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the command said in a statement posted on X.
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.