By Aleena Fayaz, CNN(CNN) — The US military conducted a strike against another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday, killing three people, according to US Southern Command. Friday’s boat strike marks the sixth publicly known attack of the year and the second attack this week. The US military on Tuesday conducted a strike on three alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean, killing 11 people, according to US Southern Command. Ongoing military action in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean has been met with intense scrutiny in Congress since the operations began last September. The Coast Guard has continued to interdict drug-trafficking vessels and seizing narcotics in the eastern Pacific without the use of lethal force.

Source: CNN February 21, 2026 08:32 UTC