North America

U.S. Military Says Caribbean Boat Strike Killed Four

Read this story on The State of Israel

Published

Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of a small motorboat speeding diagonally across the sea and leaving a long churning wake, rendered in warm ochre and slate-blue pastel strokes.

U.S. Southern Command said Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere struck a go-fast vessel in the Caribbean on August 25, killing four people the command called "narco-terrorists." SOUTHCOM said intelligence showed the boat was moving along established narcotics-trafficking routes and was actively trafficking drugs, but it did not publicly release evidence of narcotics aboard. The command did not identify those killed, their nationalities, the vessel’s origin, alleged cartel affiliation or the strike’s precise location. The official seven-second video showed the vessel before an explosion; no U.S. casualties were specified.

Sources

Primary sources:1

Related stories

  1. Colombia Says 30-Nation Operation Seized 4.7 Tons of Cocaine
  2. Colombia Says Army Killed FARC Dissident Commander Known as Felipe
  3. Ecuadorian Boat Crew Disputes U.S. Drug Claim After Vessel Is Sunk
  4. Colombia’s Guaviare Airstrike Toll Rises to 11, Authorities Say
  5. Nigerian Troops Rescue 14 Kidnap Victims in Zamfara

Something went wrong

We couldn't complete that action. Check your connection and try again.