FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026
VOLUME 120, No. 08
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US MILITARY ACTION OFF SVG:
THREE KILLED!!
The three St. Lucian fishermen who have been missing since last week Monday, Feb. 09. (Photo Source: Antigua News) surrounding region. In a release dated Feb.18, 2026, the police said, “Information released by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) indicates that on February 13, an operation was conducted against a vessel believed to have been involved in organised narco-trafficking. The information received so far suggests that this was a targeted, intelligence-led operation and not directed at fishing vessels or ordinary maritime activity.” The release went on to say, “Three narcoterrorists were killed during this action. SOUTHCOM has since released a video of the attack that appears to show a missile strike on the boat which then explodes into flames, The bow of the boat remained about water. leaving the vessel obliterated. The U.S. military said Tuesday that it carried out THE ROYAL SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Police strikes on three boats accused of smuggling drugs in Force has issued a statement in relation to recent military activity in waters near Saint Vincent and the Continued Page 3. Grenadines, and the discovery of wreckage in the
An image of the explosion when the US bomb met its target.