U.S. military announces another strike on suspected drug boat that killed 4

A U.S. military strike killed four people on a suspected drug vessel in international waters in the eastern Pacific, defense officials said Wednesday

A U.S. military strike killed four people on a suspected drug vessel in international waters in the eastern Pacific, defense officials said Wednesday.

The attack Wednesday was described as “a lethal kinetic strike” on a vessel operated by a “Designated Terrorist Organization,” U.S. Southern Command wrote on social media.

“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” the post said.

Four people were killed, and no U.S. military forces were harmed, military officials said.

Video released by Southern Command showed the boat being hit and erupting in flames and plumes of smoke.