{"id":5312,"date":"2025-12-19T13:40:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetradingdictionary.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/us-military-strikes-narco-terrorist-vessels-in-latest-eastern-pacific-drug-trafficking-operation\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T13:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:40:14","slug":"us-military-strikes-narco-terrorist-vessels-in-latest-eastern-pacific-drug-trafficking-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetradingdictionary.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/us-military-strikes-narco-terrorist-vessels-in-latest-eastern-pacific-drug-trafficking-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"US military strikes narco-terrorist vessels in latest Eastern Pacific drug trafficking operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"speakable\">Joint Task Force Southern Spear forces struck two alleged narco-terrorist vessels moving along a major drug corridor in the Eastern Pacific on Thursday, killing five militants without suffering any U.S. casualties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) released a video on X showing the opening strike and the aftermath, with the targeted boat engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;On Dec. 18, at the direction of [Secretary of War] Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes on two vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters,&#8217; the post read. &#8216;Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking operations.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A total of five male narco-terrorists were killed during these actions \u2014 three in the first vessel and two in the second vessel,&#8217; SOUTHCOM added. &#8216;No U.S. military forces were harmed.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Joint Task Force Southern Spear was established to help unify Navy, Coast Guard, intelligence and special operations assets to rapidly strike time-sensitive targets at sea.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-media twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-embed\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><u>The Pentagon<\/u> has not released the identities of the four narco-terrorists killed or the specific terrorist organization involved.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has conducted dozens of strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean to dismantle narco-terrorist networks, targeting groups such as Venezuela\u2019s Tren de Aragua and Colombia\u2019s Ej\u00e9rcito de Liberaci\u00f3n Nacional.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The campaign began Sept. 2 with a strike that killed 11 alleged members of Tren de Aragua, followed by additional operations that reportedly eliminated dozens more across known trafficking routes.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. forces have reportedly hit various types of vessels, including submersibles, fishing boats and high-speed vessels.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the Trump administration launched its &#8216;Fentanyl Free America&#8217; plan, with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reporting that strikes on suspected Caribbean drug vessels are helping curb the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital\u2019s Bonny Chu contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joint Task Force Southern Spear forces struck two alleged narco-terrorist vessels moving along a major drug corridor in the Eastern Pacific on Thursday, killing five militants without suffering any U.S. casualties. 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