Overview
- U.S. forces conducted a new lethal strike on a small vessel in international waters of the Eastern Pacific, killing four people, officials said.
- The latest operation raises the reported death toll from the maritime campaign to at least 60, with U.S. statements citing intelligence on trafficking routes and cargo but no public evidence.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico proposed reviving and updating a bilateral protocol so suspect boats are intercepted and crews arrested rather than attacked.
- Mexico’s foreign minister and navy presented the plan to U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson, who agreed in principle to convey it to Washington, according to Sheinbaum.
- The Mexican Navy launched a search-and-rescue mission about 400 nautical miles southwest of Acapulco for a reported survivor from earlier strikes, as regional leaders and U.N. experts question the legality and transparency of the U.S. actions.