US says it killed four suspected drug traffickers in eastern Pacific boat strike

Published April 14, 2026 9:39pm ET | Updated April 14, 2026 9:39pm ET



The U.S. military killed four suspected drug traffickers on a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean via an airstrike on Tuesday, U.S. Southern Command announced.

“On April 14, 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,” the military command said.

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