STORY: The U.S. Southern Command said on Monday (December 15) that it carried out kinetic strikes on three vessels in international waters, killing eight men.

"Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking," the military said in a post on X.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

VIDEO SHOWS: VIDEO OF REPORTED STRIKES, SOCIAL MEDIA POST OF REPORTED STRIKES

SHOWS: GIVEN AS EASTERN PACIFIC (RELEASED DECEMBER 15, 2025) (U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND - Access all) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS OF REPORTED STRIKES ON VESSELS

INTERNET (DECEMBER 15, 2025) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - Access all)

2. SOCIAL MEDIA POST THAT READS (English): "On Dec. 15, at the direction of @SecWar

Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking. A total of eight male narco-terrorists were killed during these actions—three in the first vessel, two in the second and three in the third. #OpSouthernSpear"