### [2026-10-27](/feed/2026/10/27/index.md)

##### War on drugs
# The United States launches an airstrike against an alleged drug boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing five people. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/boat-strikes-alleged-drug-boat-latin-america-cartels-trump-ef5e229630e00f370e0d1772edc34dd9)

### Changes:

1. The United States launches an airstrike against an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing five people.  _2026-10-28 06:18:35 (First version)_
1. The United States launches an airstrike against an alleged drug boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing five people.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [Three people are killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. ](/feed/2026/04/15/three-people-are-killed-in-an-airstrike-carried-out-by-the-united-states-navy-against-an-alleged-drug-boat-in-the-easter.md) _Context: Pacific Ocean, War on drugs, airstrike_
2. [Four people are killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. ](/feed/2026/04/14/four-people-are-killed-in-an-airstrike-carried-out-by-the-united-states-navy-against-an-alleged-drug-boat-in-the-eastern.md) _Context: Pacific Ocean, War on drugs, airstrike_
3. [Two people are killed and a survivor is later captured following an American airstrike on a boat in the Pacific Ocean, according to the U.S. Southern Command. ](/feed/2026/01/23/two-people-are-killed-and-a-survivor-is-later-captured-following-an-american-airstrike-on-a-boat-in-the-pacific-ocean-a.md) _Context: Pacific Ocean, United States, airstrike_
4. [Five people are killed while others escape after the United States conducts airstrikes on three alleged drug boats at an undisclosed location. ](/feed/2025/12/31/five-people-are-killed-while-others-escape-after-the-united-states-conducts-airstrikes-on-three-alleged-drug-boats-at-an.md) _Context: United States, War on drugs, airstrike_
5. [The United States Southern Command announces U.S. forces have struck an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person. ](/feed/2025/12/23/the-united-states-southern-command-announces-us-forces-have-struck-an-alleged-drug-trafficking-vessel-in-the-eastern-p.md) _Context: Pacific Ocean, United States, War on drugs_
6. [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: Pacific Ocean, War on drugs, airstrike_
7. [Three people are killed in an American airstrike against a boat in the Pacific Ocean. ](/feed/2025/11/15/three-people-are-killed-in-an-american-airstrike-against-a-boat-in-the-pacific-ocean.md) _Context: Pacific Ocean, War on drugs, airstrike_
8. [Four people are killed in an American airstrike on a boat in the Pacific Ocean. ](/feed/2025/10/29/four-people-are-killed-in-an-american-airstrike-on-a-boat-in-the-pacific-ocean.md) _Context: Pacific Ocean, United States, airstrike_
9. [Fourteen people are killed and one survives after three American airstrikes against four boats in the Pacific Ocean. ](/feed/2025/10/27/fourteen-people-are-killed-and-one-survives-after-three-american-airstrikes-against-four-boats-in-the-pacific-ocean.md) _Context: Pacific Ocean, United States, airstrike_
10. [Five people are killed during two separate United States airstrikes against two boats in the Pacific Ocean, the first such attacks in the area. The attacks since September 2025, previously limited only to the Caribbean Sea, have killed a total of 37 people. ](/feed/2025/10/22/five-people-are-killed-during-two-separate-united-states-airstrikes-against-two-boats-in-the-pacific-ocean-the-first-su.md) _Context: Pacific Ocean, United States, War on drugs, airstrike_