### [2026-05-30](/feed/2026/05/30/index.md)

##### War on drugs
# United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear




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1. [The US military announces that it has struck an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two people. ](/feed/2026/04/25/the-us-military-announces-that-it-has-struck-an-alleged-drug-boat-in-the-eastern-pacific-killing-two-people.md) _Context: United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear, War on drugs_
2. [Three people are killed in an airstrike by the United States Southern Command on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean Sea. ](/feed/2026/02/23/three-people-are-killed-in-an-airstrike-by-the-united-states-southern-command-on-an-alleged-drug-vessel-in-the-caribbean.md) _Context: Operation Southern Spear_
3. [The death toll from the U.S. airstrikes on Caracas, Venezuela, five days ago increases to 100 people, including 23 Venezuelan military personnel and 32 Cuban personnel. ](/feed/2026/01/8/the-death-toll-from-the-us-airstrikes-on-caracas-venezuela-five-days-ago-increases-to-100-people-including-23-venez.md) _Context: Operation Southern Spear_
4. [The United States boards and seizes the sanctioned Russian-flagged tanker "Marinera" ("Bella 1") in the North Atlantic Ocean after it breached the U.S. naval blockade around Venezuela. ](/feed/2026/01/7/the-united-states-boards-and-seizes-the-sanctioned-russian-flagged-tanker-marinera-bella-1-in-the-north-atlantic-o.md) _Context: Operation Southern Spear_
5. [The United States Southern Command says the U.S. Navy has carried out airstrikes on three alleged drug smuggling vessels in international waters of the Eastern Pacific, killing at least eight people. ](/feed/2025/12/15/the-united-states-southern-command-says-the-us-navy-has-carried-out-airstrikes-on-three-alleged-drug-smuggling-vessels.md) _Context: War on drugs_
6. [The United States Navy strikes a boat in the Pacific Ocean alleged to have been carrying illegal narcotics, killing four people onboard the vessel, according to the United States Southern Command. ](/feed/2025/12/4/the-united-states-navy-strikes-a-boat-in-the-pacific-ocean-alleged-to-have-been-carrying-illegal-narcotics-killing-four.md) _Context: War on drugs_
7. [Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro accuses the U.S. of seeking a regime change in Venezuela under the guise of combating cartels. ](/feed/2025/09/5/venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-accuses-the-us-of-seeking-a-regime-change-in-venezuela-under-the-guise-of-combatin.md) _Context: War on drugs_