The U.S. military on Monday struck two alleged drug boats in the Eastern Pacific, and one in the Caribbean, killing 11 people.

"Late on Feb. 16, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted three lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," U.S. Southern Command posted on X on Tuesday.

"Intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes and were engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Eleven male narco-terrorists were killed during these actions, 4 on the first vessel in the Eastern Pacific, 4 on the second vessel in the Eastern Pacific, and 3 on the third vessel in the Caribbean. No U.S. military forces were harmed."

Since September, the U.S. military has conducted at least 42 strikes and killed at least 144 “narco-terrorists” in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, The Hill news outlet reported. The Trump administration argues that it is neutralizing drug-trafficking vessels, which is curbing the flow of illicit narcotics in the region.