U.S. strikes boat in Pacific Ocean, kills two over alleged drug smuggling

Key points

• The U.S. military kills two men, attacking a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean as the Trump administration wages a months-long campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
• Since the administration began targeting ‘narcoterrorists’ in early September, the U.S. military has killed at least 207 people in boat strikes.
• U.S. 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.
• A video posted on X showed a boat speeding through the water before bursting into flames.