The U.S. Southern Command said its forces conducted kinetic strikes against a convoy of three ‘narco-trafficking vessels’ in the Pacific on Dec. 30.
A still image released on Dec. 31, 2025, shows what U.S. officials said was a narco-trafficking vessel. U.S. Southern Command
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The U.S. Coast Guard said on Jan. 2 that it has halted efforts to search for people in the water after U.S. forces attacked drug-smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean earlier this week.
In a statement, the Coast Guard said it decided to suspend its search efforts after more than 65 hours of operation in the water approximately 400 nautical miles southwest of the Mexico–Guatemala border.
Aldgra Fredly is a freelance writer covering U.S. and Asia Pacific news for The Epoch Times.
