The South American Command said on February 20 that the country's military had conducted an airstrike on a ship suspected of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific, killing 3 people.
The South American Command stated on social network X that on February 20, under the direction of Commander, General Francis L. Donovan, the Southern Spear Joint Task Force carried out a lethal attack on a ship operated by designated terrorist organizations.
This is the 6th attack to be publicized this year and the second in the week.
Earlier, on Tuesday, the US military attacked 3 ships suspected of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean region, killing 11 people, according to information from the South American Command.
To date, at least 138 people have been killed in attacks targeting ships suspected of drug trafficking within the framework of the US Operation Southern Spear.
Military operations taking place in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean have faced close scrutiny at the US Congress since they began in September last year. Before the ship attack campaign was launched, the task of combating illegal drug trafficking was undertaken by law enforcement and the US Coast Guard. Gang members and drug smugglers are considered criminals and have the right to be tried in legal proceedings.
The US Coast Guard continues to prevent drug ships and seize banned substances in the eastern Pacific without using deadly force.
