The US military said Friday that it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. US Southern Command said on social media that the boat "was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations." A video linked to the post shows a boat floating in the water before bursting into flames. ADVERTISEMENTFriday's attack raises the death toll from the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug boats to at least 148 people in at least 43 attacks carried out since early September in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. The boat strikes also drew intense criticism following the revelation that the military killed survivors of the very first boat attack with a follow-up strike.

Source: The Telegraph February 21, 2026 09:52 UTC