US Military Kills 3 in Eastern Pacific Boat Strike

U.S. Southern Command said intelligence had been received that confirmed the vessel ‘was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.’

Aerial images of a powerboat (L) that was destroyed (R) by a kinetic strike by the U.S. military in the Eastern Pacific on June 18, 2026. U.S. Southern Command

The U.S. military killed three people on June 18 during a kinetic strike on a powerboat believed to be carrying drugs, the latest in a series of attacks on suspected narcotics traffickers.

The incident in the Eastern Pacific Ocean brings the number of people killed since the Trump administration began targeting “narcoterrorists” in early September to 211.