Strike on Alleged Drug Boat in Eastern Pacific Kills 6, US Military Says

No U.S. military personnel were harmed in the strike, which is part of Operation Southern Spear.

The U.S. military said it conducted a strike against a vessel in the Eastern Pacific on March 8, 2026. U.S. Southern Command

The U.S. military said it struck a drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific on March 8, killing six people, the latest in a series of actions under the Trump administration’s campaign to curb drug smuggling.

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said it launched a lethal kinetic strike after intelligence confirmed the vessel was moving along known drug-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.