U.S. Southern Command says it conducted a lethal strike on May 26 against a vessel linked to designated terror organizations involved in narco-trafficking in the Eastern Pacific.According to the report, intelligence indicated the ship was operating along known drug-smuggling routes. One male was killed and two people survived; the U.S. notified the Coast Guard to activate search and rescue, and no U.S. forces were harmed.<\/p>\n

The article also notes similar prior operations, including an earlier strike on May 8 and previous actions in the Caribbean, and claims that as Sept. 2, 193 \u201cnarco-terrorists\u201d have been killed.<\/p>\n

Separately, it highlights \u201cOperation Southern Spear,\u201d which plans longer-duration integration of robotic and autonomous systems-such as unmanned surface vessels<\/a>, interceptor boats, and robotic vertical lift aircraft-working alongside<\/a> U.S.Coast guard assets to improve detection, maritime awareness, and counternarcotics operations in the Southern Command area of responsibility. <\/p>\n