US says it killed five people in strike on alleged drug boat

Author: Brian OsgoodPublished on: October 27, 2026Country: United States

World / InternationalCrime & Law

US says it killed five people in strike on alleged drug boat

US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) says a strike on October 27 in the eastern Pacific killed five people aboard a go-fast vessel suspected of drug trafficking. The military said the boat was operating along established narcotics routes and that confirmed intelligence showed it was involved in trafficking. The operation is part of President Donald Trump’s administration’s strike campaign, which legal scholars and human rights groups have condemned as extrajudicial killings.

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