US military kills three more in deadly Pacific drug boat strike as questions over legality mount

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsUS military kills three more in deadly Pacific drug boat strike as questions over legality mountThe U.S. military has launched another strike on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three menPaul Farrell Wednesday 06 May 2026 08:18 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2971139To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/military-drug-strike-pacific-ocean-b2971231.html","title":"US military kills three more in deadly Pacific drug boat strike"}}CloseThree killed as US launched another strike on alleged drug boat in CaribbeanSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":fa...