The U.S. military has carried out another airstrike on an alleged drug cartel vessel on Tuesday night, according to two U.S. officials, this time in the Pacific Ocean.

It is the eighth known U.S. strike against an alleged drug boat since early September.

There were no survivors of Tuesday night's strike and it is believed that two to three people aboard were killed, according to the officials.

Tuesday night's strike occurred in the waters west of Central America, according to one of the officials. The other seven airstrikes targeted alleged drug cartel vessels in the Caribbean Sea.

It is now believed that at least 34 individuals have been killed in these strikes carried out by the U.S. military.

CBS News was first to report this latest airstrike.

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