Washington.- The United States armed forces carried out a new attack against a boat, allegedly linked to drug trafficking, that was transiting in international waters of the Pacific and confirmed the death of the two crew members of the vessel.
According to the Southern Command, the operation is part of the “Southern Spear” plan, and they published, on their official X account, the video of the moment the boat is hit by a high-speed projectile.
The two crew members who died during the operation are in addition to the more than 200 accumulated over a period of almost 10 months of attacks on vessels accused of drug trafficking, since the plan began in August 2025.
Over the last few weeks, the United States has intensified its ongoing series of operations, with multiple strikes in various locations across the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific, averaging three attacks per week.
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The military offensive in the Pacific
The U.S. government maintains that the targets were vessels linked to drug trafficking networks classified as “terrorist” or transnational criminal organizations, which would justify the use of military force instead of traditional police operations.
The same armed forces designated for these operations are the ones that carried out the mission to capture the deposed president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, in Caracas last January 3rd.
Various human rights organizations, including entities such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have questioned the legality of the attacks and warned that there are no independent verifications regarding the identity of the deceased or their alleged links to drug trafficking networks, which has fueled questions about the transparency of the operations.
