US military says it killed four men in strike on suspected drug vessel

Dec 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it killed four men in a strike on a suspected drug vessel in international waters in the Eastern Pacific on Thursday.

“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics and transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific,” the U.S. military said in a statement on X.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil)