WASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Southern Command said that U.S. forces struck and sank an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two people and leaving one survivor.
In a post on social media, the command said the vessel was "operated by designated terrorist organizations," claiming that the U.S. intelligence had "confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations."
"Two male narco-terrorists were killed during this action, and one survived the strike," the command said, adding that no U.S. military forces were harmed.
Since early September, the U.S. military has conducted more than 50 known lethal airstrikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats, claiming nearly 200 lives in total. ■
