WATCH: US attacks another ship en route to ‘narco-trafficking’, killing three

Washington: The US military has launched another attack on a suspected drug-trafficking ship in the eastern Pacific, killing three people aboard a ship transiting “narco-trafficking” routes.“Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this operation. No US military forces were harmed,” US Southern Command said in a post on Twitter.The video shows a small ship moving in the sea before it is attacked and a huge explosion occurs and the boat turns into a ball of fire. The footage shows what happened next, with the ship bursting into flames and a large number of parcels or other items scattered in the surrounding waters.The strike is part of the Trump administration’s intensified campaign against Latin American drug cartels, which US officials blame for fueling the country’s deadly overdose crisis.Timeline of US Southern Commanderd strikeOn May 26, SOUTHCOM commander General Francis L. At Donovan’s direction, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducts a lethal kinetic attack on a ship operated by designated terrorist organizations.Southern Command said onIt further reads, “During this operation one male narco-terrorist was killed, and two survived.”On May 27, US Southern Command released footage of another attack, saying that intelligence confirmed that the ship was transiting known narco-trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific.“Two male narco-terrorists were killed during this operation. No US military forces were harmed,” the command said.On May 29, SOUTHCOM commander General Francis L. At Donovan’s direction, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted another lethal kinetic attack on a ship operated by designated terrorist organizations.“Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this operation. No US military forces were harmed,” the X-Post read.More than 200 people have been killed in the campaign since SeptemberThe Trump administration’s anti-drug trafficking campaign in Latin American waters began in September.The operation resulted in 200 deaths.However, the US military has not publicly provided evidence that the ships targeted in the attacks were carrying narcotics.