U.S. Conducts Third Boat Strike in 5 Days, Killing 2 and Leaving a Survivor

Of the 57 attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific against boats accused of drug trafficking, there have rarely been survivors.

By Adam Sella and Eric Schmitt

US military strike on vessel in eastern Pacific kills two people, leaving one survivor

More than 190 people have been killed in such strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific The US military on Friday said it struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor in the latest attack on boats suspected of transporting narcotics. This brings the death toll from strikes on such vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific to more than 190 people since September. A video posted by the US Southern Command shows the vessel traveling ...

By Dara Kerr

U.S. military kills two alleged narco-terrorists in lethal strike on drug vessel in Eastern Pacific

U.S. Southern Command says it carried out a lethal strike on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two on board Friday.

US military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves a survivor

Video posted on social media by US Southern Command shows a black, boat-shaped image before what appears to be an explosion.