"On Dec. 30, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted kinetic strikes against three narco-trafficking vessels traveling as a convoy, the Southern Command's Dec. 30 post on X reads. These vessels were operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes and had transferred narcotics between the three vessels prior to the strikes."
"Following the engagements, USSOUTHCOM immediately notified @USCG to activate the Search and Rescue system. @DeptofWar #OpSouthernSpear. A U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to Reuters, confirmed eight people abandoned their vessels and were being looked for in the Pacific Ocean. The end-of-the-year strikes are part of President Donald Trump's military campaign, targeting boats accused of smuggling drugs through both the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean."
U.S. forces conducted kinetic strikes on suspected narco-trafficking vessels on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31, sinking multiple boats and killing several individuals. Joint Task Force Southern Spear struck a three-vessel convoy Dec. 30 after intelligence showed narcotics transfers and identified the vessels as operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. A Dec. 31 engagement on two vessels killed five narco-terrorists while other suspects abandoned their boats and jumped overboard. USSOUTHCOM notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate search-and-rescue procedures as eight survivors were reported missing. The strikes are part of President Donald Trump's campaign targeting maritime drug smuggling.
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