US Operations Kill 11 in Suspected Drug-Trafficking Boats in Pacific and Caribbean
U.S. forces killed eleven suspected drug traffickers in coordinated maritime operations, marking one of the deadliest counter-narcotics actions this year.
According to Reuters, the strikes occurred Monday in separate operations targeting vessels suspected of trafficking drugs across maritime smuggling routes.
U.S. Southern Command said four men were killed in the first Pacific operation, four in a second Pacific encounter, and three during a Caribbean interception.
Military officials said the targeted boats were operating along known trafficking corridors in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
No U.S. personnel were injured, while officials described those killed as traffickers allegedly linked to criminal networks operating across regional narcotics routes.
The operations form part of an expanded anti-narcotics campaign launched under President Donald Trump, involving repeated maritime interdictions since late 2025.
Human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, have criticized such maritime killings, describing them as possible extrajudicial actions lacking judicial oversight.
The latest operations highlight growing tensions between aggressive maritime drug enforcement strategies and mounting international concerns over accountability and civilian protections at sea.
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