# USSOUTHCOM Moves From Plinking Drug Boats to Taking Out Cartel Infrastructure

- Link: https://weltzin.me/ussouthcom-moves-from-plinking-drug-boats-to-taking-out-cartel-infrastructure/
- Published: 2026-09-10T15:17:44-06:00
- Author: JT

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> USSOUTHCOM disrupts cartel drug trafficking by sinking floating refueling stations
> off Ecuador’s coast.

Source: _[USSOUTHCOM Moves From Plinking Drug Boats to Taking Out Cartel Infrastructure](https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/09/08/ussouthcom-moves-from-plinking-drug-boats-to-taking-out-cartel-infrastructure-n2206671)_