The United States Armed Forces killed at least 3 men in an attack on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Thursday (June 18, 2026). According to , the boat was sailing along known drug trafficking routes between Latin America and North American territory.
In a note published on social media, the organization stated that the action was part of the offensive against organizations classified by the Republican Party government as terrorists and described the dead as “narcoterrorists”. A video released by Southern Command shows a speedboat being hit by a missile and set on fire.
According to data cited by US authorities, 211 people have died in similar attacks in the Pacific since operations began in September 2025. Trump claims that the US is in “armed conflict” with Latin American drug cartels.
The campaign’s first attack, carried out in September 2025, remains under scrutiny by the US Congress. Military authorities acknowledged the use of the tactic known as “double-tap”in which a second shot hit survivors of the initial impact. According to the US government itself, 11 people died in the operation.
