US Military Strikes Alleged Drug-Smuggling Vessel in Eastern Pacific, Killing 2

No American service members were injured in the operation, U.S. Southern Command said.

The U.S. military releases footage of a deadly strike on a vessel it says was operated by designated terrorist organizations, killing two male narco-terrorists onboard on June 3, 2026. Screenshot via The Epoch Times/X/U.S. Southern Command

The U.S. ‌military said on ⁠June 3 that it struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific operated by designated terrorist organizations, killing two people.

Part of Operation Southern Spear, the operation marks U.S. Southern Command’s latest strike against alleged cartel vessels trafficking drugs into the United States after the Trump administration designated the drug trafficking groups as terrorist organizations.