In an operation described by Southern Command as “ kinetic and lethal ,” U.S. military forces carried out an attack against a vessel that the command said was linked to organizations designated as terrorists and that operated on known drug trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific.

The announcement, disseminated through X by the Southern Command itself , places the event on January 23 and indicates that two alleged " narco-terrorists " died and a third managed to survive the incident.

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According to the official version, the action is part of the US-orchestrated military campaign in the Pacific, allegedly focused on curbing drug trafficking and preventing illicit shipments from reaching US territory.

In the statement, Southern Command emphasizes that the operation is proceeding under the direction of high command and that the target is cells linked to organizations designated as terrorists, whose networks operate on the high seas along drug trafficking routes.

US authorities have not provided specific details about the identity of the vessel, its flag, or the safeguards in place to prevent civilian casualties or collateral damage.

The attacks on vessels, which began in September 2025, have so far left more than 120 people dead , in episodes described by various experts as extrajudicial executions by the United States .