U.S. military strikes a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three suspected drug traffickers.

The United States. The military carried out a strike in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday, killing three people aboard a vessel suspected of drug trafficking, according to the US. Southern command. The command confirmed the operation on social media but did not provide any information about the vessel's identity, the type of drugs involved, the location, or the circumstances surrounding the strike. The action is part of the ongoing US. Efforts to disrupt drug trafficking networks in the region, particularly those involved in cocaine shipments from Latin America. There was no word on the crew's nationality, whether the vessel posed an immediate threat, or if warnings were issued. The incident highlights the United States. The military's expanding role in counter-narcotics operations, though details are scarce.