counter-narcotics mission
death toll
Eastern Pacific interdiction
fatalities
intelligence confirmation
narco-trafficking routes
September operation
SOUTHCOM commander
suspected drug-trafficking vessel
targeted strike
U.S. Military Forces
United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)
Wednesday announcement
SOUTHCOM: 2 suspected narco-terrorists killed in Operation Southern Spear
United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) targeted a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, neutralizing the threat.