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U.S. military destroys boat in the Pacific

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • The U.S. military destroyed a boat in the eastern Pacific that it said had been used as a floating refueling station by drug smugglers.
  • Several people were detained and handed over to Ecuadorian authorities, U.S. Southern Command said.

The U.S. military has destroyed a boat in the eastern Pacific that it says was used as a floating refueling station by drug smugglers.

Several people were taken into custody before the boat was destroyed. U.S. Southern Command said the individuals removed from the boat were handed over to Ecuadorian authorities.

Individuals removed from the boat were handed over to Ecuadorian authorities.

· U.S. Southern CommandThe command described what happened to the people detained before the boat was destroyed.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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