US forces killed three men whom the military described as illicit drug smugglers in a strike on a boat in the Caribbean, US Southern Command said on Sunday.
US Southern Command posted what it said was video of the strike on social media platform X, showing an explosion of a small boat traveling on open water.
The boat was traveling on "known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean," Southern Command said.
The US military has so far killed 157 alleged members or affiliates of drug organizations in 45 strikes against drug trafficking vessels in the Western Hemisphere, a senior US defense official said last month.
On April 19, 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. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known… pic.twitter.com/yMtPhXBdNn
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) April 20, 2026
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