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US has struck another alleged drug-smuggling boat, US Southern Command says

One person survived and two were killed, the military said, who were turned over to Costa Rican coast guard US Southern Command announced on Friday that US forces carried out another “lethal kinetic strike” on a…

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The GuardianMar 20, 2026, 9:59 PM

US has struck another alleged drug-smuggling boat, US Southern Command says

One person survived and two were killed, the military said, who were turned over to Costa Rican coast guard US Southern Command announced on Friday that US forces carried out another “lethal kinetic strike” on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific which left one survivor and two people dead. After the strike, the military said that it “immediately notified US Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system” for three people who survived the strike. The coast guard said in a statement that one of its ships recovered two dead bodies and one survivor and turned them over to the Costa Rican coast guard. Continue reading...

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