
The US, as they warned, has continued attacks on drug traffickers.
Another ship has been hit in the Pacific Ocean by the US military, killing 5 people.
"A total of five narco-terrorists were killed in these actions - three on the first ship and two on the second," the US Joint Command responsible for South America (SOUTHCOM) said in a response on platform X.
Since September, the US armed forces have launched dozens of such bombings in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
At least 104 people, gang members, have lost their lives, according to reports from Washington.
On Dec. 18, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes on two vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known... pic.twitter.com/CcCyOgYRto
— US Southern Command (@Southcom) December 19, 2025