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Press Release | April 14, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, April 14, 2026

On April 14, at the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. 

Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. 

Four male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.