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US military launches first known drug boat strike in months, killing 2 ‘narco-terrorists’

The Hill · August 24, 2026 at 3:17 PM

US military launches first known drug boat strike in months, killing 2 ‘narco-terrorists’

The U.S. military launched its first known alleged drug boat strike in two months off the coast of Latin America on Sunday, killing two “narco-terrorists” in the eastern Pacific.

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Southern Command (Southcom) said early Monday the “low-profile” vessel operated along "established narco-trafficking routes” in the eastern Pacific and intelligence “confirmed” the boat’s involved...

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US military launches first known drug boat strike in months, killing 2 ‘narco-terrorists’

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