U.S. Military Strikes Alleged Drug Boat in Caribbean, Killing 2
The campaign has killed at least 188 people since early September, while critics question the legality and evidence behind the strikes.
- On Monday, the United States military struck a boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people, with Southern Command claiming it traveled along known drug-smuggling routes.
- Military campaigns targeting alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters have persisted for months, resulting in at least 188 deaths according to administration records.
- President Donald Trump has described the United States as being in "armed conflict" with Latin American cartels, justifying the strikes as necessary to reduce drug-related overdoses.
- Critics have questioned the legality of the boat strikes, as the administration has provided little evidence that destroyed vessels carried drugs or victims were "narcoterrorists."
- Despite the ongoing war in Iran, increased strikes have continued in recent weeks across the Pacific Ocean, showing the administration's aggressive strategy to combat drug threats remains unabated.
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The U.S. military claims to have killed two people in an attack on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean, raising to at least 187 the number of people killed in its fight against the so-called narco-lanches. U.S. Southern Command, responsible for Washington's forces in the region, stated in an X publication that "the ship was transiting known drug trafficking routes in the Caribbean and participating in drug-trafficking operations"…
According to the announcement of the US Armed Forces, two people died in the strike, increasing the death toll of the military campaign against drugs to at least 187.
US Military Strike Targets Drug Vessel in Caribbean, Killing 2
The U.S. military on May 4 struck a narco-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean, killing two, according to a statement released by U.S. Southern Command. The strike, described as a “lethal kinetic” action, was carried out under the direction of Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of Southern Command, and executed by Joint Task Force Southern Spear. Officials said intelligence confirmed the vessel was operating along known narcotics trafficking rout…
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