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The pentagon On Sunday it announced that a deadly attack was carried out on another ship reportedly carrying suspected drug traffickers in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people on board.
U.S. Southern Command said it conducted a “lethal kinetic attack against a vessel operated by designated terrorist organizations” under the direction of Southern Command leader, Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan.
“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was transiting known drug trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was involved in drug trafficking operations,” the Southern Command said in a press release.
US MILITARY KILLS TWO NARCO-TERRORIST SUSPECTS IN ATTACK ON DRUG TRAFFICKING IN THE PACIFIC
Three men aboard the ship were killed, but no U.S. forces were injured in the attack on the ship, according to Southern Command.
This was the 55th attack since the United States began attacking ships in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific in early September.
The latest strike increases the number of deaths in the The Trump administration attacks on ships carrying people accused of drug smuggling to at least 186.
US CARRIES OUT ATTACK ON ANOTHER BOAT TRANSPORTING SUSPECTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS, KILLING 6 PEOPLE
The US Southern Command said it carried out a “lethal kinetic attack against a vessel operated by designated terrorist organizations.” (US Southern Command)
The Pentagon has refused to reveal the identities of those killed in the attacks since last fall or provide evidence that drugs were on board.
Last month, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth argued: “Going on the offensive with Operation Southern Spear has reestablished deterrence against narcoterrorist cartels that profited from poisoning Americans.”
The administration has come under scrutiny in recent months over attacks from Democrats and even some Republicans, including Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has raised concerns about killing people without due process and the possibility of killing innocent people.
The Pentagon has refused to reveal the identities of those killed in the attacks since last fall or provide evidence that drugs were on board. (US Southern Command)
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“I look at my colleagues who say they are pro-life and value God's inspiration in life, but they don't make a big deal about these people on the boats,” Paul said in January. “Are there terrible people on the ships? I don't know. They're probably poor people from Venezuela and Colombia.”
The senator previously cited Coast Guard statistics showing that a significant percentage of vessels boarded on suspicion of drug trafficking are innocent.
