US strikes vessel in eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months

US forces conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, resulting in the deaths of two individuals accused of drug trafficking. This marks the first such attack announced by the US military in approximately two months. The strike occurred along established narcotrafficking routes. This incident is part of a nearly year-long US campaign targeting boats allegedly involved in drug trafficking, which has now resulted in over 210 deaths across more than 60 strikes off Latin America's Caribbean coast and in the eastern Pacific. US Southern Command announced the action on social media.