U.S. Southern Command says forces struck narcotics-linked vessel in eastern Pacific, two killed

Feb 10, 2026

U.S. Southern Command reported a kinetic strike on Feb. 9 against a vessel it described as narcotrafficking-linked, leaving two dead and one survivor; the operation was part of Operation Lanza del Sur, the bulletin said.

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U.S. Southern Command reported that U.S. forces conducted a lethal kinetic strike on Feb. 9 against a vessel the command characterized as operated by organizations designated as terrorist and involved in narcotrafficking in the eastern Pacific. The bulletin said the operation, part of Operation Lanza del Sur, left two people dead and one survivor.

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