Washington, June 23
The US military has conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, immediately killing two people and leaving six survivors amid an ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
The latest attack — which now number at more than 60 — brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the US military to more than 210 people since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls “narcoterrorists” in early September.
It is unclear if the survivors of this strike, or the one conducted on June 16 which left two survivors, were rescued. However, in both cases, US Central Command said that they notified the US Coast Guard. The Pentagon did not immediately answer questions about the out
As with most of the military’s statements on strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, US Southern Command said it targeted the alleged drug traffickers along known smuggling routes. The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.