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The US military launched another military operation in the eastern Pacific Ocean, striking a ship suspected of smuggling drugs. Three people were killed in the attack, according to US authorities.
The operation is part of a campaign launched by President Donald Trump's administration against groups that Washington considers "narco-terrorists" in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of people killed in US military operations to 211 since the beginning of September.
The US Southern Command said the target was a vessel traveling along known drug trafficking routes in the region. However, authorities did not release concrete evidence to prove that the vessel was transporting narcotics.
Footage published on social media shows a ship moving rapidly at sea before being hit and engulfed in flames.
President Donald Trump has argued that the United States is in an "armed conflict" with drug cartels in Latin America, defending the use of military force as a necessary tool to curb drug trafficking into American territory.
However, criticism of this strategy has increased. Its opponents question the legality of the attacks and their effectiveness, arguing that fentanyl (the drug that causes the majority of fatal overdoses in the US) is trafficked mainly through the land border with Mexico, rather than through sea routes.
On June 18, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known... pic.twitter.com/22B31fjZUK
— US Southern Command (@Southcom) June 18, 2026
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