ABC News March 8, 2026

US military strikes another alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing 6: SOUTHCOM

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The United States military announced on Sunday that it struck another boat suspected of carrying drugs in the Eastern Pacific, killing six men.

U.S. Southern Command said in a post on X that "intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations."

SOUTHCOM said that six "male narco-terrorists" were killed in the strike and that no U.S. military forces were harmed.

The U.S. has killed a total of 156 people in the strikes, which are being led by U.S. Southern Command Gen. Francis Donovan.