US military kills alleged narco-terrorist in lethal strike on drug-trafficking vessel in Eastern Pacific
By Michael Sinkewicz, Fox News
Published May 27, 2026, 12:20 a.m. PT
The US military carried out a lethal strike Tuesday on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing an alleged narco-terrorist, according to US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
“On May 26, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,” SOUTHCOM said in a post on X.
“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” the post continued.
The military said one alleged narco-terrorist was killed in the strike and two others survived.
SOUTHCOM said it immediately notified the US Coast Guard to begin search-and-rescue operations for the survivors.
No US forces were injured, the military said.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/us-news/us-military-kills-alleged-narco-terrorist-in-lethal-strike-on-drug-trafficking-vessel-in-eastern-pacific/