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US military says it carried out strike in eastern Pacific, killing two people

By Thomson Reuters Jun 3, 2026 | 8:03 PM

LOS ANGELES, June 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. ​military ‌on Wednesday said it carried out ‌a ​strike ⁠on a vessel ⁠in the eastern Pacific killing two ​people.The U.S. Southern ⁠Command ⁠said on ​X that intelligence ​had confirmed that ‌the vessel “was engaged in narco-trafficking ⁠operations.”

Under the Trump administration, the ⁠U.S. military ‌has ⁠conducted numerous ​such ‌attacks.

(Reporting by ​Jasper ⁠Ward, Writing by Christian Martinez; Editing by Muralikumar ​Anantharaman)