U.S. Southern Command posted videos on X showed small boats moving across the water before a bright explosion engulfed each of them. Photo: Screengrab via X/@Southcom.
The U.S. military said on Sunday (April 12, 2026) that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of five people and leaving one survivor, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America while preparing a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
The attacks on Saturday (April 11, 2026) bring the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 168 since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls “narco-terrorists” in early September.
Published – April 13, 2026 09:56 am IST
