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The US military announced another deadly attack on a ship it alleges was involved in “drug trafficking” efforts.
“On April 19, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic attack against a vessel operated by designated terrorist organizations,” U.S. Southern Command said in a post on X.
“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was transiting known drug trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was involved in drug trafficking operations,” the publication continued.
US MILITARY KILLED TWO SUSPECTED CARTEL OPERATORS IN LATEST LETHAL ATTACK IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC, SOUTHERN COMMAND SAYS
The US military announced that it killed three “narcoterrorists” in an attack in the Caribbean on Sunday, April 19, 2026. (@Soutcom via X)
SOUTHCOM said the attack killed three men.
“Three male narcoterrorists were killed during this action. No US military forces were injured,” the post notes.
President Donald Trump's administration has carried out dozens of deadly attacks against the vessels of suspected “narcoterrorists.”
US MILITARY CARRY OUT MORE DEADLY ATTACKS AGAINST SHIPS OF SUSPECTED 'NARCO-TERRORISTS'
(Left/R) U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, nominee for Commander of U.S. Southern Command, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, nominee for Director of the National Security Agency, Chief of the Central Security Service and Command of U.S. Cyber Command, testify during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on their nominations at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
In a completely different part of the world, amid current tensions between the United States and Iran, the United States attacked an Iranian-flagged cargo ship on April 19.
“The guided missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) intercepted the M/V Touska while transiting the northern Arabian Sea at 17 knots en route to Bandar Abbas, Iran. U.S. forces issued multiple warnings and informed the Iranian-flagged ship that it was violating the U.S. blockade,” U.S. Central Command said.
US SEIZES IRANIAN SHIP AFTER OPENING FIRE; PAKISTAN SPEAKS IN DOUBT
President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“After Touska's crew failed to comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period, Spruance ordered the ship to evacuate its engine room. Spruance disabled Touska's propulsion by firing several rounds from the destroyer's 5-inch MK 45 gun into Touska's engine room. U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit later boarded the non-compliant ship, which remains under custody,” CENTCOM said.
