US military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves a survivor
Southern Command said the strike was part of a campaign targeting cartel vessels and notified the U.S. Coast Guard for the survivor.
- On Friday, a strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Pacific Ocean killed two men, leaving one survivor for whom Southern Command notified the Coast Guard to activate Search and Rescue operations.
- Since early September, the campaign against alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters, including the Pacific and Caribbean Sea, has killed at least 193 people, with strikes ramping up recently.
- President Donald Trump signed a new counterterrorism strategy Wednesday prioritizing the elimination of drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere, describing them as an "unacceptable threat."
- Video posted by Southern Command shows an explosion followed by a column of fire, though the military has not provided evidence that any of the targeted vessels were carrying drugs.
- While Trump continues to press regional leaders to take military action against drug traffickers and transnational gangs, critics have questioned the overall legality of the boat strikes.
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The U.S. military once again attacked a suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific and, according to their own statements, killed two men.
Two killed in latest US strike on alleged drug trafficking boat in Pacific
The Mexican navy and US coast guard have been searching for a man who survived the strike. American attacks on boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean have killed more than 190 people since September.
The US military's attacks on ships of suspected drug traffickers continue, and this time there was a survivor the Coast Guard was looking for.
A U.S. attack on Friday killed two people aboard a ship in the Eastern Pacific allegedly linked to drug trafficking operations, as part of a U.S. campaign that human rights organizations denounce as extrajudicial executions.Continue reading...
Washington has been conducting a strike campaign in the Pacific and the Caribbean for several months against ships reported to be involved in drug trafficking activities fuelling the United States.
Two men have been killed in another strike on a suspected drug smuggler's boat in the South Pacific, according to the US military.
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