{"id":196897,"date":"2026-04-27T03:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T03:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/04\/27\/another-u-s-strike-on-alleged-drug-boat-kills-3-in-eastern-pacific-military-says\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T03:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T03:51:25","slug":"another-u-s-strike-on-alleged-drug-boat-kills-3-in-eastern-pacific-military-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/04\/27\/another-u-s-strike-on-alleged-drug-boat-kills-3-in-eastern-pacific-military-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Another U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific, military says"},"content":{"rendered":"<section >\n<p>The latest U.S. military strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed three people Sunday, according to a social media post by U.S. Southern Command.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration&#8217;s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has gone on since early September and killed at least 186 people in total. Other strikes have taken place in the Caribbean Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The military has not provided evidence that any of the vessels were carrying drugs.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about a previous strike in the eastern Pacific that\u00a0<span >killed two men<\/span>, a spokesperson for U.S. Southern Command told CBS News: &#8220;For operational security reasons, we cannot discuss specific sources or methods.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After Sunday&#8217;s attack, Southern Command posted a video on X showing a boat moving swiftly in the water before an explosion left it in flames. It repeated previous statements by saying it had targeted the alleged drug traffickers along known smuggling routes.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks began as the U.S. built up its largest military presence in the region in generations and came months ahead of the raid in January that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. He was brought to New York to face drug trafficking charges and has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign has <span >ramped up again in recent weeks<\/span>, with at least eight boat strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific so far this month.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump has said the U.S. is in &#8220;armed conflict&#8221; with cartels in Latin America and has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the United States. <\/p>\n<p>Critics, meanwhile, have questioned the overall legality of the boat strikes.<\/p>\n<section >\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      .component--type-recirculation {\n      .item:nth-child(7),\n      .card-recirc:nth-child(7) {\n        display: none;\n      }\n    }\n      #inline-recirc-item--id-2560b529-e811-4d96-8345-06fa0345dc8a, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-2560b529-e811-4d96-8345-06fa0345dc8a {\n      display: none;\n    }<\/p>\n<p>    #inline-recirc-item--id-2560b529-e811-4d96-8345-06fa0345dc8a ~ .item:nth-child(7) {\n      display: block;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n<section >\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section >\n<p >In:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Caribbean<\/li>\n<li>Donald Trump<\/li>\n<li>Pacific Ocean<\/li>\n<li>Crime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/boat-strike-eastern-pacific-kills-3\/\">Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest U.S. military strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed three people Sunday, according to a social media post by U.S. Southern Command. 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