MIAMI — A SOUTHCOM narco vessel strike killed two suspected narco-terrorists Thursday after Joint Task Force Southern Spear targeted a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, according to U.S. Southern Command. SOUTHCOM said one survivor was rescued after the U.S. Coast Guard was notified to activate search-and-rescue protocols.
The command said intelligence confirmed the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling and was traveling along known narco-trafficking routes. The latest operation follows another recent Caribbean interdiction in which a separate narco vessel strike left three suspected traffickers dead.
What We Know About The SOUTHCOM Narco Vessel Strike
SOUTHCOM said the strike was conducted May 8 by Joint Task Force Southern Spear.
The vessel was allegedly operating along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific.
Two men were killed, and one survivor was rescued, according to SOUTHCOM.
No U.S. personnel were harmed, according to the command.
What We Don’t Know
Officials have not released the identities or nationalities of those aboard.
The precise location of the strike has not been disclosed.
Further details about the alleged designated terrorist organization link were not immediately available.
This is a developing story. Unitedpac St Lucia News will update this report as confirmed information becomes available.
