NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The US military on Saturday carried out a deadly attack on a ship in the Caribbean that it said was involved in drug trafficking, killing four suspected “narcoterrorists”, according to the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). “On September 19, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, the Western Hemisphere Joint Task Force executed a lethal, kinetic attack against a fast vessel operating along established drug trafficking routes in the Caribbean,” SOUTHCOM said in a statement. “Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel’s active involvement in drug trafficking,” the statement continued. Southern Command said four suspected “narcoterrorists” were killed during the operation. RECENTLY UNCLASSIFIED IMAGES FROM THE PENTAGON SHOW SUSPECTED DRUG SHIPS AS OFFICIAL DEADLY WARNING PROBLEMS Video released by US Southern Command shows a Suspected drug trafficking vessel bursts into fireball during US military strike in Caribbean. (US Southern Command) Saturday’s attack comes amid a month-long campaign launched by the Trump administration aimed at dismantling trafficking networks linked to cartels. carried out an attack on a vessel involved in drug trafficking that resulted in three deaths ‘NARCO-TERRORIST’ VESSEL IN DEADLY ATTACK IN EASTERN PACIFIC, KILLED 3 US Southern Command said the fast ship was operating along established drug trafficking routes in the Caribbean before the military carried out a deadly attack (US Southern Command) after the attack. On Saturday, the Trump administration’s crackdown targeting suspected cartel vessels has resulted in at least 231 deaths linked to at least 69 reported attacks over about a year. Video of Saturday’s operation released by SOUTHCOM shows a vessel moving through the water before exploding in a massive fireball. In recent weeks, SOUTHCOM has also released several videos showing military personnel intercepting and boarding vessels allegedly involved in drug trafficking before removing their vessels. crews sinking the ships.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP A suspected drug trafficking vessel burns after a deadly US military attack in the Caribbean on September 19. (US Southern Command) Many of the operations highlighted recently by SOUTHCOM have targeted vessels allegedly linked to Los Choneros, which the military has described as a violent “narcoterrorist” organization.
