Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in the Caribbean on April 19, 2026. U.S. Southern Command/X
The U.S. military said it carried out a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean on April 19, killing three people it identified as drug traffickers, marking the latest in a string of operations targeting maritime narcotics routes.
In an April 20 post on X, U.S. Southern Command said the vessel was operated by designated terrorist organizations and was moving along known trafficking routes.
