Two people were killed, and one survived after the US military carried out a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, US Southern Command said on Monday.
The military said the operation took place on 9 February and was carried out by Joint Task Force Southern Spear under the direction of Southern Command commander General Francis L. Donovan.
According to the US military, intelligence showed that the vessel was travelling along known drug trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and was involved in narcotics smuggling.
After the strike, US Southern Command said it immediately informed the US Coast Guard to begin search and rescue efforts for the survivor.
The Coast Guard later said Ecuador’s Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre was leading the rescue operation, with technical support from the United States.
The latest strike is part of a campaign launched in early September under the administration of President Donald Trump, targeting boats accused of drug smuggling.
The operations began in the Caribbean and later expanded into the eastern Pacific. Since the campaign
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