US says five killed in eastern Pacific strike on alleged drug boat as campaign widens
The US military said it carried out a lethal strike on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing five people. US Southern Command said the operation took place on October 27 and was directed by Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere. The strike was described as targeting a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes.In its statement, the command said confirmed intelligence showed the vessel was actively involved in narco-trafficking. It said the five people killed were "narco-terrorists," language the administration has used in previous announcements about similar operations. The latest strike appears to bring the reported death... [Continue Reading]
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