SOUTHCOM says 8 narco-terrorists killed in latest Eastern Pacific lethal kinetic strikes

The United States Southern Command announced Monday that the United States carried retired "lethal" strikes connected aggregate vessels operated by designated violent organizations, sidesplitting astatine slightest 8 narco-terrorists.

"On Dec. 15, astatine the absorption of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes connected 3 vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations successful planetary waters," the U.S. Southern Command said successful a station connected X. 

Intelligence reportedly detected suspicious enactment on the Eastern Pacific, wherever the vessels were traveling known narco-trafficking routes.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a conference. (Omar Marques/Getty Images)

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"Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting on known narco-trafficking routes successful the Eastern Pacific and were engaged successful narco-trafficking," the portion said. 

"A full of 8 antheral narco-terrorists were killed during these actions—three successful the archetypal vessel, 2 successful the 2nd and 3 successful the third," the portion added.