"The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was traveling along a known narco-trafficking route, and was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics,"
"There were three male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel during the strike - which was conducted in international waters. All three terrorists were killed and no US forces were harmed in this strike."
"These cartels are the al-Qaeda of the Western Hemisphere, using violence, murder and terrorism to impose their will, threaten our national security, and poison our people,"
"The United States military will treat these organizations like the terrorists they are - they will be hunted, and killed,"
The United States executed a strike on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, asserting the vessel was affiliated with Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) and carrying substantial narcotics along a known trafficking route. The strike took place in international waters and reportedly killed three male individuals identified as narco-terrorists, with no U.S. forces harmed. The ELN is described as Colombia's last-standing far-left guerrilla group, founded in 1964 and accused of funding insurgency through drug trafficking. U.S. defense officials characterized the cartels as violent threats to national security and pledged to treat them as terrorists. President Donald Trump alleged without evidence that Colombia's president is an illegal drug dealer.
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