The U. S. said Monday that it hit a vessel allegedly transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor in the second such strike in the past four days.

The U. S. struck another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific on Thursday, killing two people, U. S. Southern Command announced on social media.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U. S. military said Friday that it has carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first known attack since the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month.