On Wednesday, the U.S. military announced that it had targeted a boat suspected of drug smuggling in the eastern Pacific Ocean, resulting in the deaths of four individuals, coinciding with the House's rejection of measures aimed at restricting President Donald Trump’s authority to employ military force against drug cartels.

U.S. Southern Command communicated via social media that the boat was operated by narco-terrorists along a recognized trafficking route.

Although the military did not provide substantiating evidence for the claims, it shared a video depicting a boat traversing the water prior to an explosion.

This assault has increased the total number of documented boat strikes to 26, with at least 99 fatalities reported, as per figures released by the Trump administration.

Trump has defended these military actions as a crucial escalation to curb the influx of drugs into the United States, asserting that the U.S. is involved in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels.

The administration is under growing scrutiny from legislators regarding the boat strike campaign.

The initial attack in early September included a subsequent strike that resulted in the deaths of two survivors who were clinging to the wreckage of a boat following the first strike.