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US Southern Command Maritime Counter-Narcotics Operations

April 13 – April 15, 2026

U.S. Southern Command's Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal strikes against vessels linked to cartels and terrorist organizations in the eastern Pacific, resulting in five fatalities.

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US says it killed four suspected drug traffickers in Pacific boat strike

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US military kills four alleged narco-terrorists in lethal strike on drug-trafficking vessel in Eastern Pacific

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Fourth U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in days kills 4 in the eastern Pacific

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U.S. military kills 2 men in another alleged drug boat strike in eastern Pacific

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US military kills 2 suspected cartel operatives in latest Eastern Pacific lethal strike, SOUTHCOM says

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U.S. military kills 2 men in another alleged drug boat strike in eastern Pacific

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