U.S. STRIKES 2 NARCO-TRAFFICKING VESSELS - KILLING 5

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• U.S. Southern Command announced strikes on two narco-trafficking vessels in the Eastern Pacific on December 18, 2025, under Operation Southern Spear, killing five individuals and marking the 26th such action since January, with over 100 total fatalities reported across the campaign targeting designated terrorist organizations.

• Directed by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the operation employs autonomous systems and intelligence to disrupt drug routes, building on prior efforts amid heightened U.S.-Venezuela tensions over alleged narco-terror links.

• Attached infrared video captures a missile strike sequence on a vessel, from targeting to fiery explosion and sinking

On Dec. 18, at the direction of Secretary of War 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 narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking operations. A total of five male narco-terrorists were killed during these actions - three in the first vessel and two in the second vessel. No U.S. military forces were harmed.

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18 DEC 25

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