US kills 3 alleged narco-terrorists in third Eastern Pacific strike: SOUTHCOM
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The US military carried out its third strike against suspected narco-terrorist targets in the Eastern Pacific in as many days, killing three people aboard an alleged drug-smuggling ship in a deadly operation, according to US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
The deadly kinetic attack targeted a ship operated by what SOUTHCOM calls a Designated Terrorist Organization, but additional details were not immediately provided about the identities of those killed or the specific groups involved.
“Intelligence confirmed that the ship was transiting known drug smuggling routes in the Eastern Pacific and engaged in a drug smuggling operation,” SOUTHCOM said in a statement to X. he said.
“Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action,” the command said.
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The United States conducted a deadly kinetic attack on an alleged drug-smuggling ship in the Eastern Pacific on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, killing three suspected narco-terrorists, US Southern Command said. (US Southern Command)
It was stated that no US military forces were harmed during the operation.
The latest attack comes after SOUTHCOM said the US military carried out similar strikes in the Eastern Pacific earlier this week.
SOUTHCOM said no U.S. military forces were harmed during the operation on April 15, 2026. (US Southern Command)
SOUTHCOM SAYS US SOLDIERS KILLED 2 SUSPECTED CARTEL OPERATORS IN LATEST EAST PACIFIC DEADLY STRIKE
Two men believed to be involved in drug trafficking were killed in an attack on Monday, while four alleged narco-terrorists were killed in another attack on Tuesday, the command said earlier.
The command did not immediately provide additional details about the identities of those killed on April 15, 2026, or the specific groups involved in alleged drug trafficking. (US Southern Command)
The US military has launched dozens of attacks on ships suspected of drug smuggling in recent months as part of a broader campaign to dismantle cartel-linked smuggling operations.
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SOUTHCOM is responsible for military operations in Central and South America and the Caribbean, including counternarcotics missions aimed at disrupting drug trafficking networks that threaten U.S. interests.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Sinkewicz and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
