US military announces four killed in Caribbean drug-smuggling boat strike

The US military has announced it killed four people in a strike on a boat in the Caribbean that it says was used in drug smuggling.

• US Southern Command announced Saturday that four people it called "drug terrorists" were killed in a strike on a boat in the Caribbean.
• The command said on platform X that confirmed intelligence indicated the boat was actively involved in drug smuggling.
• The strike was part of a US military campaign targeting drug-smuggling networks in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific.
• The US had previously announced the deployment of additional warships and reconnaissance aircraft to the region as part of the campaign.