U.S. Southern Command delivered decisive justice on May 8, launching a lethal kinetic strike that destroyed a drug-running vessel in the Eastern Pacific.The boat, operating along known narco-trafficking routes and linked to designated terrorist organizations, was taken out by Joint Task Force Southern Spear. Infrared footage captured the precision hit, killing two terrorists on board with one survivor pulled from the water.SOUTHCOM immediately alerted the U.S. Coast Guard for search and rescue. No American personnel were harmed.This bold action under Gen. Francis L. Donovan and Operation Southern Spear sends a clear message: America is done playing games with cartels and terrorists flooding our hemisphere with poison. While weak policies have fueled the border crisis, our military is stepping up to protect the homeland and restore stability in the region.Tough, targeted, and effective. That’s how you fight the drug war.
