A projectile approaches a vessel, which the U.S. military alleges was involved in drug trafficking, during a strike at a location given as the Caribbean, in this still image taken from a video released Sept. 19, 2026. (Credit: U.S. Southern Command/Reuters)
The U.S. military said it killed four people in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean on Saturday that it alleged was involved in drug trafficking.
- "Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking," the military's Southern Command posted on X.
- The attack was the latest in a campaign dating back to last year that targets what the Trump administration describes as "narco-terrorists."
- Saturday's announcement comes 10 days after a strike, also in the Caribbean, that killed three people, the U.S. military said.
- Since the campaign started, U.S. strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific have killed more than 220 people.
- Rights groups have labeled the attacks "extrajudicial killings."
The U.S. military said it killed four people in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean on Saturday that it alleged was involved in drug trafficking.
- "Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking," the military's Southern Command posted on X.
- The attack was the latest in a campaign dating back to last year that targets what the Trump administration describes as "narco-terrorists."
- Saturday's announcement comes 10 days after a strike, also in the Caribbean, that killed three people, the U.S. military said.
- Since the campaign started, U.S. strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific have killed more than 220 people.
- Rights groups have labeled the attacks "extrajudicial killings."