US Military Hits Drug Trafficking Boat in Pacific With Lethal Kinetic Strike

U.S. Southern Command said, ‘Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific.’

An alleged drug boat moments before a strike by the U.S. military in the eastern Pacific on May 26, 2026. U.S. Southern Command

The U.S. military said on May 26 it launched a strike on a drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors.

U.S. Southern Command posted a video on social media showing the boat speeding through the water before suddenly exploding in a fireball.