Five people died as a result of US strikes on two ships in the Pacific Ocean.

The armed forces of the United States attacked two ships in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of an operation to combat drug smuggling, killing five people. This was announced on December 19 by the Southern Command of the country's Armed Forces.

"In total, five male drug terrorists were killed during these actions - three on the first ship and two on the second," the Reuters news agency quoted the command's statement on the air in X (former. Twitter).

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The Southern Command of the US Armed Forces reported a day earlier that the US military had attacked a ship in the Pacific Ocean as part of an operation to combat "drug terrorists." As a result, four people died.

On December 9, US President Donald Trump announced that Washington was considering launching a military operation against drug trafficking from Colombia and Mexico. According to him, drug trafficking poses a threat to his state, so the White House administration is exploring all possible counteraction measures, including military ones.

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