Two men have been killed and one survived after the US military struck an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Pacific Ocean.
The Mexican navy and US Coast Guard have been searching for a man, an alleged drug trafficker, who survived an American strike. American attacks on boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean have killed more than 190 people since September. The US said its coast guard had been notified for a search and rescue operation. A US official cited by the New York Times said the Mexican navy was heading the search.
President Donald Trump’s administration has repeatedly said that targeted vessels were transporting narcotics. The US Southern Command said on Friday the targeted vessel was operated by “Designated Terrorists Organizations” and was “transiting along known narco-trafficking routes.”