US Military Announces 21st Strike on Suspected Drug Boat

Three men were killed in the strike, bringing the total number killed in military anti-drug activity to 83.
US Military Announces 21st Strike on Suspected Drug Boat
U.S. military strikes a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in international waters on Nov. 15, 2025, in a still from video. U.S. Southern Command
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The U.S. military this weekend carried out its 21st military strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat, the administration announced on Sunday.

“On Nov. 15, 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 Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics,” U.S. Southern Command said via a post on X.