US military says strike on suspected drug vessel in eastern Pacific killed five

The Sansasyonel - International (English) · Oct 27, 2026 · 1m

The U.S. military announced that it killed five individuals in an airstrike conducted Tuesday against a ship believed to be involved in drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific. Media reports estimate that such operations since the beginning of Donald Trump’s second term as president have exceeded 70. According to those figures, these strikes have resulted in more than 240 deaths.

The Trump administration has asserted that the individuals and vessels targeted were engaged in trafficking. Trump has stated that the United States is engaged in an armed conflict with Latin American cartels and has…