US says strike kills six on alleged drug boat in Pacific

WASHINGTON — A US strike on a boat “engaged in narco-trafficking operations” in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed six men Sunday, the US military said. It was the latest of dozens of strikes on boats that Washington claims are operated by drug traffickers, without providing evidence. More than 150 people have been killed in the US operations, which began in September. “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” General Francis Donovan, commander of US Southern Command, posted on X. READ: US carries out first known strike on […]... Keep on reading: US says strike kills six on alleged drug boat in Pacific