US military says it killed four men in strike on suspected drug vessel


Dec 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it killed four men in a strike on a suspected drug vessel in international waters in the Eastern Pacific on Thursday.

"Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics and transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific," the U.S. military said in a statement on X.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil)

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