4 killed in military strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean

The U.S. military blew up another alleged drug-trafficking go-fast boat in the Caribbean on Sunday, killing four “narco-terrorists,” the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) announced. 

Southcom said the vessel was operating along “established narco-trafficking routes” in the Caribbean and confirmed intelligence “revealed the vessel’s active involvement in narco-trafficking.” 

This is the military’s first boat strike this month. Since Sept. 2, 2025, U.S. forces have carried out a minimum of 71 strikes and killed 239 “narco-terrorists.” 

The latest boat strike comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated over the weekend that U.S.........

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