“The American military on Monday announced a strike on three vessels transporting drugs in the Pacific Ocean. Eight people died as a result.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Photo: screenshot from the US Southern Command website Source: US Southern Command in social networks
Literally: “On December 15, at the direction of Pete Hegseth (US Secretary of Defense – Ed.), Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal strikes against three vessels used by terrorist organizations in international waters.”
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Details: It is noted that American intelligence has confirmed that the vessels were moving along known drug trafficking routes in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean and engaged in drug trafficking.
As a result of the strikes, eight people died: three on the first ship, two on the second and three on the third.
The US military released a 47-second video showing the ships being hit and engulfed in flames.
Prehistory:
- In addition, on December 4, the American military announced the detonation of a ship which, according to their data, was engaged in drug trafficking in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean.
- Earlier, US President Donald Trump signed a decree which classifies fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.