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Wednesday, 19 August 2026dailybeirut.com
World
The US military targeted a vessel involved in narcotics trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean, resulting in three deaths and no American casualties.
Three individuals were killed during a US military strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, marking the second such operation in the past 24 hours.
The US Southern Command reported on its X account that intelligence confirmed the vessel was navigating known drug trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and was involved in narcotics smuggling activities.
On May 30, under the orders of SOUTHCOM commander General Francis L. Donovan, the Joint Task Force Southern Spear executed a lethal kinetic strike against a vessel operated by designated terrorist organizations. The operation resulted in the deaths of three individuals connected to terrorism-linked drug trafficking, while no US military personnel were harmed.
