Strikes another boat in eastern Pacific, killing two, Pentagon says

The Pentagon says U.S. forces struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people it described as drug traffickers. U.S. Southern Command announced the operation in an early Monday social media post. The command said the Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere carried out a “lethal kinetic strike” on a low-profile ship operating along established narco-trafficking routes. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was carrying illegal drugs. The Pentagon framed the effort as part of a broader campaign to increase pressure on smuggling networks, with the death toll from strikes in the region now exceeding 210 after more than 60 attacks. The new strike follows days after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. would expand operations onto land across multiple Latin American countries.