{"id":3572,"date":"2026-05-27T02:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/27\/one-person-killed-in-latest-us-military-strike-on-alleged-drug-boat-in-pacific\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T02:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:40:03","slug":"one-person-killed-in-latest-us-military-strike-on-alleged-drug-boat-in-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=3572","title":{"rendered":"One person killed in latest US military strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"d37616ec-0f42-440f-afdd-b7f3dfd98851\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screengrab of black and white video\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/5d31731aadc6dba410c5e124aec9fe7884925e4d\/164_0_745_596\/master\/745.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"372\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Southern Command posted video on social media in announcing the strike.<\/span> Photograph: US Southern Command<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"d37616ec-0f42-440f-afdd-b7f3dfd98851\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Southern Command posted video on social media in announcing the strike.<\/span> Photograph: US Southern Command<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">One person killed in latest US military strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Nearly 200 people killed in Trump administration\u2019s deadly campaign as strikes draw widespread condemnation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/us-military\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">US military<\/a> launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Video posted on social media by US Southern Command shows a boat speeding through water before exploding into flames. Southern Command said it \u201cimmediately notified the US Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivors\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Trump administration\u2019s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters, including the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean, has gone on since early September and killed at least 194 people in total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The military has not provided evidence that any of the vessels were carrying drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Pentagon watchdog said last week it would evaluate whether the US military followed an established targeting framework when carrying out the attacks on alleged drug-smuggling boats. The six-phase joint targeting cycle include a military commander\u2019s intent, target development, analysis, decision, execution and assessment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Pentagon inspector general\u2019s office said the review was \u201cself-initiated\u201d. It said it would not investigate the legality of the strikes, which have drawn intense scrutiny from some Democratic lawmakers and military and legal scholars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Trump administration says the US is at war against the Latin American drug cartels, which it says are responsible for the scourge of fatal drug overdoses plaguing many American communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-military\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US military<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/world\/drugs-trade\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Drugs trade<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/pete-hegseth\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Pete Hegseth<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=One%20person%20killed%20in%20latest%20US%20military%20strike%20on%20alleged%20drug%20boat%20in%20Pacific&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/26\/us-military-strike-pacific-drug-boat?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fmay%2F26%2Fus-military-strike-pacific-drug-boat&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/may\/26\/us-military-strike-pacific-drug-boat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern Command posted video on social media in announcing the strike. 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