In a major update under latest Punjabi news in USA, the US military said it carried out strikes on three more boats involved in drug smuggling, killing three people, while others jumped into the sea and escaped from another vessel. In a statement, the US Southern Command, which oversees operations in South America, did not reveal the exact location of the strikes. Earlier operations took place in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean.
In a video shared on social media by Southern Command, the boats are seen moving together in an unusual formation. According to the military, the vessels traveled in a convoy along a known drug trafficking route. The statement said the boats exchanged drugs among themselves before the strikes. However, the military did not provide evidence to support this claim.
The US military said three people died in the strike on the first boat. People aboard the other two boats jumped overboard and fled before the attack. As reported in latest Punjabi news in USA, Southern Command immediately informed the US Coast Guard to begin search and rescue operations.
