{"id":1061,"date":"2026-06-01T15:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:05:33","slug":"us-strike-on-an-alleged-drug-boat-kills-3-in-the-eastern-pacific-ocean-in-fourth-attack-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1061","title":{"rendered":"US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean in fourth attack this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1059\">Ebola survivors note \u2018indescribable joy\u2019 while Congo\u2019s confirmed cases near 300<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Southern Command announced the strike with its usual language that the vessel was \u201cengaged in narco-trafficking operations\u201d and operated by a designated terrorist organization. It provided no evidence for the allegation.<\/p>\n<p><span><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"youtube-player\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X_e3AxJsqCE?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the latest in a monthslong campaign against alleged drug boats traversing the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Video released by the military on social media shows a small vessel floating in the ocean before it\u2019s hit and engulfed in a fireball.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1054\">Two Aspen-area businessmen are taking on a low-key congressman, hoping to turn Western Slope blue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The attack brings the death toll to 205 in a series of U.S. strikes that began in early September, with other attacks announced on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. 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Donovan, the top U.S. commander in Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1052\">Today in History: June 1, cruise ship capsizes in China\u2019s Yangtze River<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US military said it carried out another strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-politics","category-news","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean in fourth attack this week - 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