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US strikes drug trafficking vessel in Pacific Ocean, killing three people
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- 21 February, 2026
- 11:05
The US struck a ship allegedly belonging to drug traffickers in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) noted, Report informs.
"Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the command said in a statement on its X page.
Three people were killed in the strike. No US servicemen were injured.
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