US attacks ship suspected of carrying drugs again, 4 people killed

The latest US raid on a vessel suspected of carrying illegal drugs in the Eastern Pacific has left four people dead.

The Pentagon announced on December 4 that the US military had conducted an attack on a vessel suspected of carrying illegal drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four men on board, The Guardian reported.

Video of the new attack was posted on social media by the US Southern Command, along with a statement that: "At the direction of US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Task Force Southern Spear conducted an attack on a vessel operated by a terrorist organization in international waters."

The US raided a ship suspected of carrying illegal drugs in the Eastern Pacific , killing four people. Photo: US Southern Command/X.

"Intelligence confirmed the vessel was carrying illegal drugs and was moving along a known drug trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific. Four 'narco-terrorists' on board were killed," the statement added.

The video shows a sudden loud explosion on the ship as it is moving on the water, followed by images of the ship on fire and black smoke billowing.

The US military said that since September, they have carried out 22 attacks on suspected drug-carrying vessels, killing nearly 86 people.

>>> Readers are invited to watch more videos about the previous US attack on a ship suspected of carrying drugs.

Video source: RT

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