The US military has confirmed a lethal strike on a vessel in the Caribbean, killing four people on board. The US Southern Command stated that the vessel was traveling along established narco-trafficking routes in the region. A video released by the military appears to show an explosion destroying a moving boat described as a go-fast vessel.
The US Southern Command claimed that intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking, but did not provide evidence to support this allegation. The statement from the military referred to the operation as a strike on "narco-terrorists," but did not provide further details on the identities of those killed.
This latest attack is part of a series of strikes launched by the Trump administration in an effort to eliminate alleged narco-terrorists. Since September 2025, the death toll in these strikes has exceeded 235 people. The Pentagon has declined to release the identities of those killed in the strikes, citing security concerns.
The administration's approach to these strikes has been criticized by some lawmakers and human rights groups. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has raised concerns about the lack of due process in the killings, while human rights groups have denounced the strikes as "extrajudicial killings."
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