US Southern Command announced on Monday that Joint Task Force Southern Spear attacked another drug smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing one male “narco-terrorist.”
“Intelligence confirmed the low-profile vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” SOUTHCOM said in a statement.
Low-profile vessels like submarines and semi-submersibles have long been used in the narcotics trade. A 2020 Forbes report outlined the types of low-profile vessels used when Trump began offensives on narco-trafficking vessels during his first term. US forces took out a drug-trafficking submarine in October.
This is the 29th boat US forces have hit in the Eastern Pacific and the Caribbean Sea since the strikes began in September. At least 105 narco-terrorists have been killed in these operations.
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US Southern Command said in a statement on X:
On Dec. 22, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed the low-profile vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. One male narco-terrorist was confirmed killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.
Last week, the milestone of killing 100 narco-terrorists on these boats was surpassed by the US military after a 27th strike, which killed three. A 28th strike, killing two more, was announced simultaneously, bringing the total to 104.
President Trump on Monday told reporters at Mar-a-Lago that he plans to order land strikes against Venezuelan cartels. Previously, Trump had floated the idea of striking Colombian cocaine factories and launching strikes into Mexico to stop the cartels, saying, “I would be proud to do it, personally.”
“Drugs are down 96.2% coming into the United States, 92.6 by sea. And soon we’ll be starting the same program on land. The land is much easier,” Trump said.
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As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump on Monday announced at his Mar-a-Lago home that he is introducing a new “golden fleet” of navy ships, “the fastest, the biggest, and by far, 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built.”
