U.S. attacks a new 'narco-boat' in the Pacific

The U.S. Southern Command reported this Wednesday that it has carried out a "kinetic lethal" attack against an alleged narco boat operated, according to Washington, by "a designated terrorist organization" in international waters. The action resulted in the death of the four crew members. "Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was traveling on a known drug trafficking route in the eastern Pacific and was participating in drug trafficking operations," the agency wrote on its X account, detailing that the operation was carried out under the direction of the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth. You may be interested in: Since last August, the U.S. has maintained a significant military force deployed off the coast of Venezuela, justifying it as part of the anti-drug fight. Washington subsequently announced Operation Southern Spear, with the official purpose of "eliminating narco-terrorists" from the Western Hemisphere and "protecting" the U.S. "from the drugs that are killing" its citizens. Furthermore, Trump has stated that, for these purposes, he will soon launch "on the ground" attacks.