SOUTHCOM executes first drug boat strike under new task force

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U.S. Southern Command said Joint Task Force–Western Hemisphere carried out a lethal kinetic strike on Aug. 23 against a low-profile vessel operating on established narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific. The strike killed two alleged narco-terrorists and was the first lethal action in two months under a newly formed permanent counter-cartel task force.

WHO: Joint Task Force–Western Hemisphere (U.S. Southern Command)

WHAT: Executed a lethal kinetic strike on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific.

WHEN: Reported Aug 25, 2026 at 5:06 PM ET

WHERE: Eastern Pacific

WHY: The strike targeted a vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes.

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