The US military destroyed another vessel on a well-known smuggling route in the Eastern Pacific. A designated drug terrorist died and two people survived.
The US military has struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors in the operation. The TASR agency reported on the intervention with reference to the Reuters agency.
- US military hits vessel in eastern Pacific, one man killed.
- The affected vessel was moving along routes known for drug smuggling.
- After the attack, two people were rescued, the American soldiers did not suffer any injuries.
- Washington did not specify the attack, did not disclose the location or identity of the victims.
- Human rights organizations consider these interventions to be illegal extrajudicial executions.
US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced on Platform X that, according to intelligence, the target vessel was moving along routes known for a long time in connection with drug smuggling in the Eastern Pacific and was to be involved in operations of this type.
Intervention at sea
The command specified that one man, whom it identified as a drug terrorist, was killed during the action, and two others remained alive. SOUTHCOM said immediately after the attack, the US Coast Guard was notified to launch a search and rescue operation for survivors.
The statement also revealed that none of the members of the US armed forces were injured in the attack. However, Washington did not provide any other details about the incident, including the exact location of the strike or the identity of the people affected.
A controversial operation
According to Reuters, this is another in a series of attacks on ships that the US administration of President Donald Trump has accused of involvement in drug smuggling since September. The agency reminds that these operations have already claimed more than 200 victims.
Both experts and human rights organizations have long questioned the legal basis of such military interventions against alleged smuggling vessels. Several of them, including Amnesty International, evaluate these attacks as illegal extrajudicial executions.
