Eastern Pacific – A U.S. military operation resulted in a lethal strike against a vessel linked to designated terrorist organizations during counter-narcotics activity in the Eastern Pacific.

The action took place on April 15, 2026, when Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a kinetic strike under the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan.

According to intelligence assessments, the vessel was operating along established narco-trafficking routes and was actively involved in drug trafficking operations at the time it was targeted.

Three male narco-terrorists were killed during the strike. Officials confirmed that no U.S. military personnel were harmed in the operation.

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