The boat shortly before the bombardment.Image: X
May 30, 2026, 3:27 p.mMay 30, 2026, 3:27 p.m
The US military says it has once again shot down a boat suspected of being used by drug gangs. According to intelligence information, the ship was used for drug transactions and was traveling on a known drug smuggling route in the eastern Pacific, the responsible Southern Command (Southcom) of the US military said on Platform X. Three men who the military described as “narco-terrorists” were killed in the attack on Friday. No US forces were harmed.
Since last fall, the US government under President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked boats belonging to suspected drug smugglers in the Caribbean and the Pacific. Washington cites the fact that drug cartels have been declared terrorist organizations by the US government as the legal basis for the attacks. Just a few days ago there was an attack on a similar suspected drug smuggling boat in the region. (sda/dpa)