US military says one person killed in strike on suspected drug vessel in Pacific

The U.S. military said it killed one person in a strike on a "low-profile vessel" suspected of carrying drugs in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday.

"Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters," the U.S. Southern Command said on social media website X.

No U.S. military forces were harmed, it added.

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