The United States military announced it conducted its first “lethal kinetic” military strike in May on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Southern Hemisphere as part of Operation Southern Spear. The strike occurred in the Caribbean Sea, and two alleged “narco-terrorists” were killed.

U.S. Southern Command announced the strike in a release posted to its website and on its social media channels. It was the first military operation Southern Command conducted in the Caribbean Sea for Operation Southern Spear since April 19.