U.S. Southern Command announced on Wednesday another military strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It was the fourth strike conducted by the military in the Southern Hemisphere in the last five days. Three suspected drug traffickers were killed in the latest operation, putting the total of the number of fatalities in military strikes in the Southern Hemisphere in the last week at 14. 

Southern Command announced its latest strike late Wednesday night in a press release and on its social media platforms.