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Pentagon Claims It Killed Three in Strike on Alleged Drug Boat in Eastern Pacific

HeadlineApr 27, 2026

The U.S. military said Sunday it carried out another strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing at least three people. U.S. Southern Command shared a video of a boat bursting into flames as it moved through open international waters. The Trump administration once again claimed the vessel was carrying drugs without providing any evidence. Since September, the Pentagon says it has killed at least 185 people in strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. The attacks have been widely condemned as illegal.

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