“On December 4, the American military announced the detonation of a ship that, according to them, was engaged in drug trafficking in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean, as a result of which four men were killed.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Photo: screenshot from the US Southern Command website Source: US Southern Command in social networks, The Hill
Literally: “On December 4, at the direction of Pete Hegseth (US Secretary of Defense – ed.), Joint Task Force Southern Spear struck a vessel in international waters operated by a terrorist organization.”
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Details: It is noted that the intelligence confirmed that the ship was transporting illegal drugs and moving along the drug trafficking route in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean.
According to the American military, four male narco-terrorists who were on board the ship died.
The US military released a 21-second video of the attack, which shows the boat being hit and engulfed in flames.
Since early September, the US military has carried out more than 20 strikes against vessels believed to be involved in drug smuggling in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, killing at least 87 people, according to the Trump administration.
Prehistory:
- US President Donald Trump said that any country that smuggles drugs into the United States, may be targeted.