The US Military said it killed four people in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean on Saturday, alleging that the vessel was involved in drug trafficking.
"Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking," the military's Southern Command posted on X.
Saturday's announcement comes 10 days after a strike, also in the Caribbean, that killed three people, the US military said.
The attack was the latest in a campaign dating back to last year that targets what the Trump administration describes as "narco-terrorists".
Rights groups have labeled the attacks "extrajudicial killings."
Since the campaign started, US strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific have killed more than 220 people.
On September 19, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean. Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in… pic.twitter.com/LPNJ5ec3GU
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) September 19, 2026
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