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this U.S. military A night kinetic attack was conducted on a convoy of three vessels designated terrorist organization U.S. Southern Command said Wednesday that the company is involved in drug trafficking.
The operation was conducted by Joint Task Force Southern Spear under the direction of the Secretary of War, according to Southern Command Peter Heggsusing the title of the command reference.
It is known that these vessels are transiting drug trafficking routes Southern Command said the U.S. military took action in international waters after intelligence confirmed the transfer of drugs between two ships.
The command said three people on the first boat were killed in the initial engagement.
Video shows that beginning on Wednesday, December 31, a narco-terrorist vessel was subjected to a kinetic attack in international waters. (U.S. Southern Command via X)
The remaining men aboard the other two ships abandoned the ship before making follow-up attacks, resulting in the sinking of both ships.
Southern Command stated United States Coast Guard Notifications were received immediately after an attack so that a search and rescue system could be activated for those who entered the water.
The command said the vessels were believed to be part of a coordinated drug trafficking operation associated with designated terrorist organizations and were operating outside U.S. territorial waters.
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Southern Command said that on December 29, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a deadly kinetic attack on a vessel operated by a designated terrorist organization in international waters, killing two male narco-terrorists. (U.S. Southern Command)
us Southern Command oversees military operations in Central and South America and Caribbean Seaincluding counternarcotics missions aimed at disrupting drug trafficking networks that pose a threat to U.S. interests.
Fox News Digital reached out to U.S. Southern Command for more details but did not immediately receive a response.
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