The United States carried out another strike on a speedboat in the Caribbean on September 19, killing four people whom SOUTHCOM identified as linked to drug trafficking.
Intelligence indicated the vessel was actively involved in drug trafficking along known Caribbean routes, claims SOUTHCOM.
They further described the four deceased as «narcoterrorists,» although the released statement did not publicly identify the victims or detail the cargo being transported.
On September 19, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean. Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel’s active involvement in… pic.twitter.com/LPNJ5ec3GU
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) September 19, 2026
The operation is part of a U.S. campaign against vessels that the Trump Administration links to organizations dedicated to drug trafficking in the region.
The offensive began approximately a year ago and has turned the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific into scenes of U.S. military operations against suspected drug trafficking routes.
Reports published after the attack count at least 69 operations and 231 people killed since the start of this maritime campaign.
Human rights organizations have questioned these actions, describing them as extrajudicial executions, while Washington maintains that it is combating «narcoterrorist» networks.
https://t.co/DRYDrE69IE ⬅ U.S. attacks a boat in the Caribbean and leaves four dead 💥 pic.twitter.com/0r7UMFRBXH
— TELEDIARIO GUATEMALA (@TelediarioGT) September 20, 2026
The new operation comes just ten days after another U.S. attack on a speedboat linked by authorities to drug trafficking.
SOUTHCOM reported on September 9 about an operation against a boat that, according to military intelligence, was traveling along an established drug trafficking route.
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The repetition of these attacks shows that Washington is maintaining its strategy of using military force against vessels considered part of regional drug trafficking networks.
Southern Command has also carried out interdiction operations, including one on September 15, against a floating supply station linked to Los Choneros.
The offensive confirms that the U.S. fight against regional drug trafficking now includes recurrent lethal military attacks in the waters of the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.
Sources: Efe, Infobae.
