The U.S. Southern Command mentioned intelligence confirmed the low-profile vessel was transiting alongside identified narco-trafficking routes within the Jap Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Picture: X/@Southcom
U.S. forces launched a strike in opposition to a boat allegedly concerned in drug smuggling within the japanese Pacific, the U.S. navy mentioned on Friday (March 20, 2026), killing two folks.
The Coast Guard mentioned it was notified by U.S. Southern Command on Thursday (March 19, 2026) that three folks had been reported in misery in Pacific waters. They discovered two useless and one survivor.
The survivor and stays had been transferred to the Costa Rican Coast Guard, a Coast Guard spokesperson mentioned.
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