US military kills two in ‘lethal kinetic strike’ in Pacific Ocean
The U.S. Southern Command announced on Monday that it had conducted a military operation killing two people on a suspected drug trafficking ship in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The military strikes on suspected drug trafficking ships in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea are part of the Trump administration’s efforts to prevent drugs smuggled out of South America to the United States.
TL;DR
- U.S. Southern Command conducted a military strike on a suspected drug trafficking ship in the eastern Pacific Ocean on August 23rd.
- Two individuals were killed in the operation.
- The strike is part of the Trump administration's efforts to prevent drug smuggling from South America to the United States.
- This operation, led by Gen. Francis L. Donovan, is intended to disrupt narco-terrorist networks.
- It is the 67th strike since the military operation began, with 223 people killed to date.