US military strikes alleged drug-smuggling boat in Eastern Pacific, killing two 'narco-terrorists'

"On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," SOUTHCOM said

Published: February 6, 2026 7:32am

The U.S. military struck an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing two "narco-terrorists," according to U.S. Southern Command.

"On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," SOUTHCOM posted on X on Thursday, including a video of the strike.

"Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed."

Thursday's strike is the second alleged drug boat operation that the military has disclosed this year, The Hill reported. The prior strike this year was on Jan. 23, when the military struck another alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific and killed two “narco-terrorists.” There was one survivor left in that operation, and the Coast Guard carried out a search and rescue mission before suspending it after 56 hours.

Since Sept. 2, the military has conducted at least 37 strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, killing at least 127 “narco-terrorists.”

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