2026-08-25 110f3dcc0373a3e176ee902764bb14a9d799f26f 15 Caribbean Sea 14 /wiki/caribbean%20sea Operation Southern Spear 1 /wiki/operation%20southern%20spear U.S. military 2 /wiki/united%20states%20armed%20forces drug smugglers 37 /wiki/drug%20smuggling Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear U.S. military drug smugglers Operation Southern Spear 2026-04-19 0463860652644d27d78a99b93d3e7fa438c689cc 13 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear 2 /feed/2026/04/19/three-people-are-killed-in-an-american-airstrike-against-a-boat-in-the-caribbean-sea Three people are killed in an American airstrike against a boat in the Caribbean Sea. 2026-03-25 31de86cbb7a0b5cf210f80d14a1081a987eb2d8d 24 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear U.S. military 3 /feed/2026/03/25/the-united-states-southern-command-southcom-says-its-forces-have-struck-a-drug-smuggling-boat-in-the-caribbean-sea-ki The United States Southern Command (Southcom) says its forces have struck a drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing four occupants. This brings the number of alleged narcoterrorists killed in Operation Southern Spear to 163 since U.S. strikes began. 2026-02-23 f68f3430f9ddbf934ba5c6fc946b2d2e5f1067f8 /feed/2026/02/23/three-people-are-killed-in-a-strike-by-the-united-states-southern-command-on-an-alleged-drug-vessel-in-the-caribbean-sea Three people are killed in a strike by the United States Southern Command on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean Sea. 1771925504 2026-02-23 b1b931a2e6d390833903fd009b9bff6ff23ea62f 6 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear 2 /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 Three people are killed in an airstrike by the United States Southern Command on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean Sea. 2026-02-16 cf369a4fc787c899081b395ac81c166a3e03a6b0 4 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear U.S. military 3 /feed/2026/02/16/eleven-people-are-killed-after-us-forces-launch-strikes-on-three-alleged-drug-smuggling-boats-in-the-eastern-pacific-o Eleven people are killed after U.S. forces launch strikes on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. 2026-02-13 bfa3eb1b53bb8c33b4a72af162f581779470f4af 2 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear U.S. military 3 /feed/2026/02/13/the-united-states-armed-forces-says-it-has-conducted-an-airstrike-on-a-boat-suspected-of-transporting-illegal-narcotics The United States Armed Forces says it has conducted an airstrike on a boat suspected of transporting illegal narcotics in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people. 2026-01-15 c7ee27193406b4c9e2ca5568a73bdc4af0c21304 2 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear 2 /feed/2026/01/15/the-united-states-coast-guard-boards-and-seizes-a-guyanese-flagged-tanker-in-the-caribbean-sea-that-had-been-sanctioned The United States Coast Guard boards and seizes a Guyanese-flagged tanker in the Caribbean Sea that had been sanctioned by the U.S. government. 2026-01-9 6c58b3b84390a2eb402f0305643ee58d5be844ef /feed/2026/01/9/the-united-states-military-seizes-a-timor-leste-flagged-oil-tanker-in-the-caribbean-sea-making-it-the-fifth-tanker-seiz The United States military seizes a Timor Leste-flagged oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, making it the fifth tanker seized near Venezuela. 1767978681 2026-01-9 41530c13ede22ce3c0429df809ca73532dd5a179 5 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear 2 /feed/2026/01/9/the-united-states-military-seizes-a-timor-leste-flagged-oil-tanker-in-the-caribbean-sea-marking-the-fifth-tanker-seized The United States military seizes a Timor-Leste-flagged oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, marking the fifth tanker seized as part of the blockade. 2026-01-7 161aa30f02c080f894025b5e405bb6915ad76255 /feed/2026/01/7/the-united-states-coast-guard-also-seizes-the-tanker-sophia-for-its-alleged-illegal-activities-in-international-wate The United States Coast Guard also seizes the tanker "Sophia" for its alleged "illegal activities" in international waters of the Caribbean Sea. 1767870652 2026-01-7 c5c414a5676a92de60dfdefd572364a588e57767 /feed/2026/01/7/the-united-states-coast-guard-also-seizes-the-tanker-m-sophia-for-its-alleged-illegal-activities-in-international-w The United States Coast Guard also seizes the tanker "M. Sophia" for its alleged "illegal activities" in international waters of the Caribbean Sea. 1767805848 2026-01-7 00346c4fced478f7141181c304d638048f2490da 4 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear 2 /feed/2026/01/7/the-united-states-coast-guard-also-seizes-the-panamanian-flagged-tanker-m-sophia-for-its-alleged-illegal-activities The United States Coast Guard also seizes the Panamanian-flagged tanker "M Sophia" for its alleged "illegal activities" in international waters of the Caribbean Sea. 2025-10-24 79f93ee9df47ba6362cc265e62136f0d582987e2 /feed/2025/10/24/six-people-are-killed-from-a-us-airstrike-on-a-suspected-drug-running-boat-in-the-caribbean Six people are killed from a US airstrike on a suspected drug-running boat in the Caribbean. 1761337506 2025-10-24 6f37c5dd34828834bf57395fee9844a20678972c 2 Caribbean Sea U.S. military 2 /feed/2025/10/24/six-people-are-killed-in-a-us-missile-strike-on-a-suspected-drug-running-boat-in-the-caribbean-sea Six people are killed in a U.S. missile strike on a suspected drug-running boat in the Caribbean Sea. 2025-09-2 7dc88c790205a5cb34c49d81de1c394fc9d890d6 4 Caribbean Sea U.S. military 2 /feed/2025/09/2/the-united-states-military-conducts-a-precision-strike-and-sinks-a-venezuelan-boat-reportedly-used-by-tren-de-aragua-for The United States military conducts a precision strike and sinks a Venezuelan boat reportedly used by Tren de Aragua for smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing 11 people. The Trump administration reports it currently has no plans of attacking the Venezuelan government. /feed/2026/08/25/the-us-military-launches-a-strike-against-a-vessel-in-the-caribbean-sea-allegedly-carrying-drug-smugglers-killing-fou The Guardian 25 45a9b7f398cc93737c3589ecfc328d3bed572f6c 8 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/us-military-kills-four-boat-strike-caribbean 2026 The U.S. military launches a strike against a vessel in the Caribbean Sea allegedly carrying drug smugglers, killing four people.