SOUTHCOM Strikes Three Narco-Trafficking Vessels in Eastern Pacific, Seven Killed

SOUTHCOM announced on April 13 that Joint Task Force Southern Spear “conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.”

EASTERN PACIFIC — U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) conducted three lethal kinetic strikes on narco-trafficking vessels in the Eastern Pacific on April 11 and April 13, killing a total of seven.

SOUTHCOM: U.S. Forces Strike Narco-Trafficking Vessel in Eastern Pacific, Killing Six, as Southern Spear Campaign Expands

U.S. Southern Command Directs Lethal Kinetic Strikes on Vessels Linked to Designated Terrorist Organizations in Caribbean and Eastern Pacific

U.S. Conducts Three Lethal Kinetic Strikes on Narco-Trafficking Vessels in Eastern Pacific and Caribbean

All three strikes were carried out by Joint Task Force Southern Spear “at the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan,” according to SOUTHCOM. The Command said the operations were “applying total systemic friction on the cartels.”

April 13 Strike: Two Killed