US says it killed five people in strike on alleged drug boat
The United States said a strike on a boat it suspects of carrying drugs killed five people. The death toll of the campaign has reached 243 since September 2025.
The United States said a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat killed five people, according to a report published on 27 October 2026.
The attack is the latest in a US campaign against vessels it considers to be involved in drug trafficking. With this strike, the total number of people killed in the campaign since September 2025 has risen to 243.
Critics have decried the campaign as extrajudicial killings, meaning deaths carried out without a court ruling. The available information about this particular strike is very limited, so further details on its location, the boat's origin or the identities of those killed are not available.
