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The U.S. subject said Monday that it carried retired a onslaught connected a vessel accused of smuggling drugs successful the Caribbean Sea, sidesplitting 3 men.
The vessel was "transiting on known narco-trafficking routes successful the Caribbean and was engaged successful narco-trafficking operations," the U.S. Southern Command said successful a connection connected X. "Three antheral narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. subject forces were harmed."
Southern Command's station connected societal media included a video of a stationary vessel being destroyed successful an explosion.
On Feb. 23, astatine the absorption of #SOUTHCOM commandant Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic onslaught connected a vas operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vas was transiting on known… pic.twitter.com/XUHImPAZik
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) February 23, 2026Monday's onslaught comes little than a week aft 11 radical accused of smuggling drugs were killed successful Latin American waters as portion of the Trump administration's monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers.
Since the medication began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" successful tiny vessels past year, astatine slightest 148 radical person been killed successful the strikes.
Like astir of the military's statements connected the dozens of known strikes, U.S. Southern Command said it targeted alleged cause traffickers on known smuggling routes but didn't supply further details.
Most Democratic lawmakers person criticized the vessel strikes, arguing the medication hasn't provided capable grounds that the boats were trafficking drugs to the U.S. and has failed to get authorization from Congress for the subject campaign. Several efforts by legislature Democrats to restrict the vessel strikes have fallen abbreviated successful the House and Senate.
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