US strike on alleged drug boat kills two, leaves six survivors

US Military Strikes Suspected Drug Vessel in Eastern Pacific, Killing Two

DefectorUS military forces struck a vessel suspected of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two of those aboard and leaving six survivors; a separate US strike on a vessel in the Caribbean also killed two. The strikes are part of Trump administration-directed counter-narcotics operations at sea. No additional details on the nationality of the vessels or the nature of their suspected cargo were immediately released.