Operation Southern Spear

2025–2026 US military anti-drug trafficking operation

Operation Southern Spear is a United States military and surveillance campaign launched in 2025 by the administration of US president Donald Trump with the declared aims of "detecting, disrupting, and degrading transnational criminal and illicit maritime networks". Some analysts say the operation is a hybridization of the war on terror and the war on drugs. Others have said that removal of Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela was an objective of the operation.

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US strike on narco-boat kills two

U.S. military strike kills two on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean.

2 killed in Caribbean strike on alleged 'narco-trafficking' boat, Pentagon says ABC News — May 05, 10:20 AM
US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in the Caribbean NY Post — May 05, 08:52 AM
Latest U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in Caribbean, military says CBS News — May 05, 08:29 AM
US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in the Caribbean Times Of India — May 05, 07:53 AM
Two killed in ‘lethal kinetic strike’ on suspected drug vessel in Caribbean Washington Examiner — May 05, 05:47 AM
US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in the Caribbean ABC News — May 05, 05:44 AM
US strike on Pacific vessel kills three | #ajshorts 📹 Al Jazeera — Apr 16, 15:05 PM · 37sec
US military kills three in new Eastern Pacific boat strike Al Jazeera — Apr 16, 06:34 AM
U.S. kills three in fifth suspected drug boat attack in five days UPI — Apr 16, 05:19 AM
US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in the Caribbean Times Of India — May 05, 07:53 AM
US military strike kills two pushing death toll in alleged ‘narco boat’ campaign to at least 188 The Guardian — May 05, 05:02 AM
U.S. Military Strikes Boat in Caribbean, Killing 2 The New York Times — May 05, 05:01 AM
US kills 3 alleged drug traffickers in another Eastern Pacific strike Fox News — Apr 16, 14:18 PM
US military says strike on vessel in Eastern Pacific kills three The Straits Times — Apr 16, 04:33 AM
U.S. kills 2 during latest strike on alleged drug boats traveling in the Caribbean Sea PBS — May 05, 17:11 PM
Another boat strike kills 2 in the Caribbean Associated Press — May 05, 04:33 AM
U.S. strikes another vessel and kills 3 men it says were trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific CTV News — Apr 16, 12:46 PM
US military obliterates vessel in Pacific Ocean and kills three 'narco-terrorists' as part of Operation Southern Spear Daily Mail — Apr 16, 04:11 AM
US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in the Caribbean 📹 Associated Press — May 05, 06:48 AM · 15sec
US launches fifth strike on alleged Pacific drug boat in a week, killing three The Guardian — Apr 16, 03:56 AM