On Dec. 17, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. A total of four male narco-terrorists were killed, and no U.S. military forces were harmed. #OpSouthernSpear

The United States conducted another airstrike on a drug boat in the Eastern Pacific on Wednesday, killing four, according to the U.S. Southern Command.The attack was ordered by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and joins a growing list of at least two dozen other strikes against drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific.In the latest strike, U.S. Southern Command said in a post on X, which was accompanied by a video of the explosion, that it confirmed the boat was engaged in drug-trafficking operations and navigating along known trafficking routes.Four men, identified as “narco-terrorists,” were killed, and no U.S. military forces were harmed, according to the X post.This is the second airstrike this week after the United States announced Monday it destroyed three drug-trafficking boats also in the eastern Pacific, killing eight narco-terrorists.This strike was the latest military action in President Donald Trump’s efforts to halt drug trafficking to the United States.Earlier this week, on Monday, Trump signed an executive order designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.The president has in recent months ordered 26 known airstrikes on suspected drug boats, killing at least 99, in part of a campaign called Operation Southern Spear. He has previously said the United States is in an armed conflict with drug cartels. When he took office in January, Trump designated cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a measure that would have required Trump to get approval from Congress before conducting airstrikes on vessels carrying illegal drugs. The vote failed 210–216, with two Republicans, Reps. Thomas Massie, Kentucky, and Don Bacon, Nebraska, joining Democrats to vote in favor of the measure.Another failed resolution Wednesday would have prevented Trump from launching strikes against Venezuela without congressional approval. That vote ended 213–211 with Massie, Bacon, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) joining Democrats in backing the proposal.

#WORLD | UNITED STATES ATTACKS The #UnitedStatesSouthernCommand confirmed a new operation against a suspected drug-trafficking boat in international waters of the #Pacific. The vessel is believed to be linked to a Designated Terrorist Organization, and the attack left four dead.

#MUNDO | ESTADOS UNIDOS ATACA El #ComandoSur de #EstadosUnidos confirmó un nuevo operativo contra una presunta narcolancha en aguas internacionales del #Pacífico. La embarcación estaría vinculada a una Organización Terrorista Designada y el ataque dejó cuatro fallecidos.

#Dec17 #USA @UltimaHoraCR: https://x.com/UltimaHoraCR/status/2001472122414043267/video/1… New US attack on a suspected "narco-boat" in the Pacific operated by "a Designated Terrorist Organization in international waters." The US Southern Command confirms four "narco-terrorists" killed. "Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was traveling along a known drug trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific and was involved in drug trafficking operations." Via @zamoelgr http://Caracol.com.co

#17Dic #EEUU @UltimaHoraCR : https://x.com/UltimaHoraCR/status/2001472122414043267/video/1… Nuevo ataque de Estados Unidos a una supuesta "narcolancha" en el Pacífico operada por "una Organización Terrorista Designada en aguas internacionales". El Comando Sur de Estados Unidos confirma cuatro "narcoterroristas" muertos. "La inteligencia confirmó que el buque transitaba por una ruta conocida de narcotráfico en el Pacífico Oriental y participaba en operaciones de narcotráfico". Vía @zamoelgr http://Caracol.com.co

#InVideo | The US Department of War reported that on Wednesday, the 17th, they carried out another attack against a suspected drug-trafficking boat, in which they confessed to killing four people without congressional authorization and under criticism from members of Congress and the UN.

#EnVideo | El @DeptofWar de EEUU, informó que realizaron este miércoles 17 un nuevo ataque contra una supuesta narcolancha en la que confiesan haber asesinado a 4 personas sin autorización del Congreso y bajo críticas de congresistas y de la @ONU_es.

#KnowThat The United States armed forces bombed a new speedboat allegedly linked to drug trafficking in international waters of the Eastern Pacific on Wednesday night, killing the four people who were on board.

#SepaQue Las fuerzas armadas de Estados Unidos bombardearon la noche de este miércoles una nueva lancha supuestamente ligada al narcotráfico en aguas internacionales del Pacífico Oriental y mataron a las cuatro personas que tripulaban la nave.