2 Killed in Boat Strike by US Military in Eastern Pacific, With 1 Survivor

This marked the second strike in less than a week, following a Feb. 5 operation.

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

The U.S. military said it carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Feb. 9, killing two traffickers and leaving one survivor.

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a statement on X that intelligence confirmed the boat was run by a designated terrorist organization and was traversing known drug-trafficking routes.