# US military releases video of drug-smuggling vessel interception

https://mins.news/en/video/45693

- VOA Chinese, 2026-09-04 15:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyDLCk3L_GQ

> The U.S. Southern Command released video showing American forces intercepting and boarding a vessel in the eastern Pacific this week. The command said the ship served as a floating offshore fuel station supporting illicit maritime drug trafficking and was linked to Los Choneros. The operation was coordinated with Ecuador, and the vessel was searched and cleared before being sunk.

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