US kills three in Eastern Pacific vessel strike
Shafaq News- Washington
US forces carried out a strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people, US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said on Saturday.
In a statement, SOUTHCOM alleged that the vessel was operated by “designated terrorist organizations” and was traveling along known drug-trafficking routes.
No US personnel were harmed in the operation.
On Feb. 20, 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. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known… pic.twitter.com/PzWQFfNgHm
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) February 21, 2026
Since September 2025, US strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific have killed scores of people as part of what American officials describe as efforts to disrupt narcotics routes. On February 17, US forces struck three suspected smuggling vessels in the same regions, killing 11 people, according to SOUTHCOM.
Late on Feb. 16, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted three lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known… pic.twitter.com/mib9XtptSB
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) February 17, 2026
