2 dead in U.S. military strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific

Two people were killed in the latest U.S. military strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific said to be involved in drug smuggling, U.S.

Two people were killed in the latest U.S. military strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific said to be involved in drug smuggling, U.S. Southern Command said Monday.

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The strike, directed by Marine Gen. Francis Donovan, took out a vessel that Southern Command said was operated by a U.S.-designated terrorist group involved in bringing illicit drugs to the U.S. A more precise location for the strike was not provided.

The command characterized the deceased in a statement only as male "narco-terrorists."