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Mexico’s top cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, was reportedly killed by the Mexican military according to an official, with few details released about the operation.
The U.S. Southern Command says 11 men were killed in three strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean (four on the first vessel, four on the second, three on the third), with no U.S. personnel injured. The operation, carried out since September, has faced questions about legality and due process, as the Pentagon has provided no evidence that the boats carried drugs, while officials claim the crews were combatants in an armed conflict with drug cartels. The pace of strikes has slowed since Maduro's 2024 capture, and some families have sued the U.S. government. More than 130 people have reportedly been killed in these strikes overall.
U.S. Southern Command says it struck three alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean, killing 11, and claims the vessels were operated by designated terrorist groups; NBC News has not independently verified the claims or casualty figures amid ongoing congressional criticism and broader U.S.–Venezuela tensions; no U.S. troops were harmed.
The U.S. military says it carried out another deadly strike against a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific, continuing its efforts to disrupt narcotics smuggling at sea.
The U.S. military says it struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific believed linked to narco-trafficking, killing two people. The strike is framed as part of a broader anti-drug campaign and follows Venezuela-related oil-tanker actions tied to efforts against Maduro.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas to urge a closer U.S.-Venezuela relationship and warn that Caracas must stop drug trafficking, a visit described as historic as the first cabinet-level U.S. official to visit since Maduro's removal. The talks touched on potential economic cooperation, with U.S. intelligence signaling Rodríguez as best positioned to maintain short-term stability in Venezuela.
Venezuelan ex-president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty in a US court to drug trafficking charges after being captured in a US military raid, with his legal team questioning the legality of his seizure and potential trial delays expected. The incident has sparked international concern and regional instability.
The US military conducted strikes on vessels suspected of drug trafficking, killing five people, amid ongoing operations against narcotics smuggling in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, raising legal and ethical questions about the methods used.
The U.S. military reported striking three alleged drug smuggling vessels in the Pacific, resulting in at least five deaths and the abandonment of others by the suspects, amid ongoing operations against narco-traffickers linked to Venezuela. The strikes have raised legal and ethical questions, especially regarding the treatment of survivors and the escalation of military actions without congressional approval.
The US military conducted three strikes on alleged drug boats in the Eastern Pacific, resulting in eight deaths, as part of ongoing efforts against narco-trafficking routes, with a total of 95 people killed in 25 strikes under the Trump administration.
The US has conducted its 14th military airstrike since September on alleged drug vessels in the Eastern Pacific, killing at least 18 people in recent strikes, as part of a broader campaign against narco-trafficking, with the latest operation authorized by President Trump and raising concerns over transparency and congressional oversight.
The US military has conducted its seventh strike on alleged drug-carrying vessels, killing three people, targeting boats linked to Colombian guerrilla groups involved in narco-trafficking, amid legal and diplomatic controversies.
Since August, the US Coast Guard has seized over 50 tons of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific as part of Operation Pacific Viper, arresting 86 suspects across 34 interdictions, aiming to disrupt drug trafficking and narco-terrorism.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro claims a US-struck boat was carrying Colombians, a statement the US dismisses as baseless, amid ongoing US military actions targeting vessels in the Caribbean linked to drug trafficking, raising regional security and legal concerns.
The US military conducted a strike on a boat off Venezuela's coast, killing four people, claiming it was a narco-trafficking vessel linked to terrorist organizations, marking at least the fourth such strike since September, amid rising tensions with Venezuela.