US Military Strikes Suspected Drug Smuggling Vessel in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3

The US military announced today that it had launched an attack on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, resulting in the deaths of three men; this is the second consecutive day the US military has taken similar action. Reuters reported that U.S. Southern Command posted on the social media platform X that intelligence indicated the vessel was sailing along an Eastern Pacific "drug smuggling route" and was engaged in "drug trafficking" activities. The statement noted: "Three male drug-trafficking terrorists were killed in this operation, and there were no casualties among US forces." The US military has been continuously cracking down on suspected drug smuggling vessels in the relevant waters recently, and this is the latest such incident in recent months.