Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere targeted a "go-fast" boat operating along established drug smuggling routes in the Caribbean. The lethal operation took place on September 19 under the direction of U.S. Southern Command and resulted in the deaths of four individuals. Military intelligence identified the vessel as having active involvement in narco-trafficking.

The strike is part of a Trump administration campaign targeting groups designated as narco-terrorists. U.S. Southern Command released video of the engagement to document the destruction of the vessel and the loss of life on board.