Florida, April 27 -- The US military has carried out a strike in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on a vessel allegedly carrying drugs, killing three people, the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said on Monday.

"On April 26, at the direction of SOUTHCOM Commander General Francis Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel," a post by the US Southern Command on X read.

"Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the Southern Command, which oversees US military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, said.

The Southern Command also posted a video on X showing a boat exploding in flam...