US Military Strikes Suspected Drug Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3

Footage posted by the U.S. military showed the vessel moving rapidly before it was struck and engulfed in flames.

A screenshot from footage of a boat strike targeting drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific on April 26, 2026. U.S. Southern Command

The U.S. military launched a kinetic strike targeting a boat it said was ferrying drugs in the Eastern Pacific on April 26, killing three people onboard, according to U.S. Southern Command.

Footage posted by Southern Command on X showed the vessel moving rapidly before it was struck and engulfed in flames.