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3 killed in latest U.S. strike on suspected drug boat in eastern Pacific, Pentagon says

www.cbsnews.com·www.cbsnews.com·27 days ago
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May 5, 2026 / 10:58 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google The U.S. military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men. In a social media post , U.S. Southern Command said its commander, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, ordered a "lethal kinetic strike" on a boat it alleged was operated by "Designated Terrorist Organizations" and "was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," but without providing evidence. It also included unclassified video of the strike. The attack came a day after U.S. forces struck an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people. The Trump administration's campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and have killed at least 190 people in total, according to the Pentagon.…

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