Washington DC, Nov. 17 -- "Three male narco-terrorists" aboard a vessel operated allegedly by a "Designated Terrorist Organisation" were killed in a "lethal kinetic strike", the US Southern Command said. The vessel was stuck in International waters.

In a post on X, the US Southern Command said, "On Nov. 15, at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics. Three male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed. The vessel was trafficking narcotics in the...