Even as U.S. troops fight Iran in the Middle East, President Trump’s war on drugs continues! On Sunday, the U.S. military blew up yet another drug boat in the Eastern Pacific. Six narco-terrorists were killed in the strike. SOUTHCOM shared footage of the blast: On March 8, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known… pic.twitter.com/hIXMDeDKK5 — U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) March 9, 2026 On March 8, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Six male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.@DeptofWar #OpSouthernSpear Nothing will stop President Trump and Pete Hegseth from stopping the dangerous, illicit drug trade once and for all. Since the U.S. began the strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific back in September, a ton of progress has been made in the region. NBC New York has more: The U.S. has conducted more than 40 strikes in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific since September, killing more than 140 people. The latest such strike, on Feb. 23, killed three people. The Trump administration has argued that the strikes are in the country’s national security interest, preventing illicit drugs from entering the U.S. But they have drawn criticism from lawmakers and advocacy groups, who have scrutinized the legal justification for them. Sunday’s strike comes only days after the most recent visit of a Cabinet-level secretary to Venezuela, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum meeting with acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez. President Donald Trump officially recognized Rodríguez as Venezuela’s president Saturday and said the U.S. “formally recognized” its new government following Nicolás Maduro’s ouster. “I’m pleased to say that this week, we have formally recognized the Venezuelan government. We’ve actually legally recognized them,” Trump said at the Shield of the Americas Summit in Miami. “We have also just reached a historic gold deal. It’s called the gold deal with Venezuela to allow our two countries to work together to facilitate the sale of Venezuelan gold and other minerals.” Folks on X are very happy with the continued military action against the drug cartels. Here are some comments: One of my favorite things to see. Anyone who’s ever lost a loved one to addiction is celebrating. — The Mad Ox (@TheRealMadOx) March 9, 2026 Did they think we were so focused on Iran that we wouldn’t pay attention and not see them? LOLOL! — Diana Nazaroff (@DianaNazaroff) March 9, 2026 This is called multi-tasking at a very high level. — The Elephant in the Room (@elephant_23) March 9, 2026 Yes, we can walk and chew at the same time. — InfantryDort (@infantrydort) March 9, 2026 What are your thoughts?