US military kills 3 in latest strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Pacific

The U.S. subject says it killed different 3 alleged narco-terrorists successful its latest onslaught connected a suspected cause vas successful the Pacific. 

U.S. Southern Command announced that the onslaught against the "vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations" was carried retired Friday astatine the absorption of commandant Gen. Francis L. Donovan. It's the 4th specified onslaught announced by SOUTHCOM this week.

"Intelligence confirmed the vas was transiting on known narco-trafficking routes successful the Eastern Pacific and was engaged successful narco-trafficking operations," SOUTHCOM said connected X. "Three antheral narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. subject forces were harmed." 

The U.S. has present carried retired astatine slightest 42 strikes connected alleged drug-smuggling vessels, sidesplitting 147 radical successful the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

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Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducts a lethal kinetic onslaught connected a vas linked to Designated Terrorist Organizations successful the Eastern Pacific connected Feb. 20 to disrupt narco-trafficking operations, sidesplitting 3 antheral narco-terrorists with nary U.S. forces injured. (@Southcom / X)

SOUTHCOM is liable for military operations successful Central and South America and the Caribbean, including counter-narcotics missions focused connected disrupting cause trafficking networks that endanger U.S. interests. 

Earlier this week, SOUTHCOM said it carried retired 3 strikes successful the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean, sidesplitting 11. 

US MILITARY LAUNCHES DEADLY STRIKE ON DRUG-TRAFFICKING VESSEL IN THE PACIFIC, LEAVING 2 DEAD AND 1 SURVIVOR

The Pentagon says it carried retired 3 strikes against suspected narco-terrorist vessels connected Monday. (Pentagon)

"Eleven antheral narco-terrorists were killed during these actions, 4 connected the archetypal vas successful the Eastern Pacific, 4 connected the 2nd vas successful the Eastern Pacific, and 3 connected the 3rd vas successful the Caribbean," it said.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth precocious said immoderate cartel cause traffickers operating successful the U.S. Southern Command country of work person halted narcotics enactment pursuing caller U.S. subject strikes successful the Caribbean. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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No American forces were harmed successful those operations either, according to the command.

Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.