Lethal Kinetic Strike, Oct. 17, 2025 Narco-trafficking

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10.17.2025
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U.S. Southern Command

On Oct. 17, 2025, President Donald Trump directed U.S. military forces assigned to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) to conduct a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters that was being operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics. Three male narco-terrorists were killed and no U.S. military forces were harmed.

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