US forces attack vessel in the Caribbean, killing two men on drug trafficking charges; six crew members survive

US conducts attack on vessel in the Caribbean The United States Armed Forces reported that they carried out an attack against a vessel linked to an organization classified by Washington as a terrorist organization in the Caribbean Sea. According to the United States Southern Command (Southcom), the operation took place on Sunday (21) and targeted a ship that, according to intelligence information, was involved in drug trafficking activities on known routes in the region. According to the American military, two men identified as "narcoterrorists" died during the action.

Six other occupants survived and were subjected to a search and rescue operation triggered by the United States Coast Guard after the attack. The Southcom stated that the offensive was conducted by the Southern Spear task force by order of the agency's commander, General Francis L. Donovan.

No American military personnel were injured during the operation. Washington has justified actions of this type as part of the fight against drug trafficking and groups classified as terrorist organizations. Human rights entities, in turn, frequently question this type of operation and claim that they may constitute extrajudicial executions. GIF US attack in the Caribbean Sea Reproduction / X "On June 21, by order of the commander of #SOUTHCOM, Gen.

Francis L. Donovan, the Southern Spear Joint Task Force carried out a lethal kinetic attack against a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.

Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was transiting through known narcotics trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was involved in narcotics trafficking operations. Two male narcoterrorists were killed during this action, and there were six male survivors.

After the confrontation, USSOUTHCOM immediately notified the US Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivors. No US military forces were injured.", says the statement released on the social network X. US military attacks against these vessels have already killed more than 200 people since September. The Southern Command did not identify the organizations or the individuals and did not provide details regarding the allegations. US attacks vessel in the Caribbean Sea Reproduction / X.