US military kills six in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific
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The US military conducted a strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Sunday, killing six people. This action is part of an ongoing campaign initiated by the Trump administration in early September targeting alleged "narcoterrorists" on small vessels. General Francis Donovan of US Southern Command stated the vessel was traveling along known drug-trafficking routes, though no specific evidence of drugs was provided. The strike brings the death toll to at least 157 since the campaign began. President Trump has characterized the US as being in "armed conflict" with Latin American cartels, justifying the attacks as necessary to stop drug flow into the US. He has also encouraged Latin American leaders to join the US in military action against drug cartels.
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