US Military Strikes Another Drug-Smuggling Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3

It marked the second strike this week, following a Feb. 16 attack in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean that killed 11 occupants aboard three vessels.

Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducts a lethal kinetic strike on an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific on Feb. 20, 2026, in a still from video. US Southern Command/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

The U.S. military struck another drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Feb. 20, killing three occupants onboard, according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).

Southern Command said it conducted a lethal kinetic strike after intelligence confirmed the boat was operated by a designated terrorist organization and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.