Three more suspected narco-terrorists were killed in the Eastern Pacific as U.S. forces carried out another strike targeting drug-smuggling vessels.
According to the U.S. Southern Command, this was the first-ever strike against an alleged narco-terrorist vessel in the Eastern Pacific and was carried out under the new Operation Southern Spear.
“On Nov. 15, at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization,” SOUTHCOM noted in a post on X.
On Nov. 15, at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling,… pic.twitter.com/iM1PhIsroj
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) November 16, 2025
“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics,” the post continued.
“Three male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed. The vessel was trafficking narcotics in the Eastern Pacific and was struck in international waters,” SOUTHCOM reported.
A total of 82 suspected narco-terrorists have been killed in the ongoing U.S. campaign. Last week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the launch of Operation Southern Spear.
“President Trump ordered action — and the Department of War is delivering,” he wrote in a post on X.
“Led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and @SOUTHCOM, this mission defends our Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our Homeland from the drugs that are killing our people,” Hegseth announced. “The Western Hemisphere is America’s neighborhood – and we will protect it.”
President Trump ordered action — and the Department of War is delivering.
Today, I’m announcing Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR.
Led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and @SOUTHCOM, this mission defends our Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our…
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) November 13, 2025
“The U.S. carried out its 20th strike on suspected drug-trafficking boats last week, killing four alleged narco-terrorists, according to a Pentagon official,” Fox News reported. “Since early September, strikes across the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean have destroyed dozens of vessels, many tied to Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang and Colombia’s Ejército de Liberación Nacional.”
President Donald Trump has not ordered any land-based military action against Venezuela, but revealed on Sunday that President Nicolás Maduro’s government “would like to talk.”
JUST IN – REPORTER: Maduro wants to talk?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Venezuela would like to talk. What does it mean? You tell me. I don’t know.
REPORTER: You’d want to talk to them?
TRUMP: I’d talk to anybody. I’d talk to YOU! Right? I’d talk to anybody. We’ll see what happens. pic.twitter.com/StGkOut7v7
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 17, 2025
“But we haven’t said we’re going to do that…we may be having some discussions with Maduro, and we’ll see how that turns out. They would like to talk,” Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One in West Palm Beach, according to Fox News.
“We like to keep Congress involved,” he said. “I mean, we’re stopping drug dealers and drugs from coming into our country.”
“The only thing I don’t want them to do is leak information that’s very important and confidential,” he added. “And they put our military at risk, or whoever is doing, you know, CIA, military, etc.”
.@POTUS on Venezuela: “We may be having some discussions with Maduro, and we’ll see how that turns out — but they would like to talk.” pic.twitter.com/ooeKngFUch
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 16, 2025
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