US strikes suspected drug boats, five reported dead
The United States military says it carried out strikes on two boats suspected of drug trafficking on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of five people on board. The US Southern Command did not disclose the exact location of the operation. According to the US military, the action is part of a broader campaign targeting vessels believed to be smuggling narcotics across maritime routes in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific. These operations have been ongoing for roughly three months. The latest strike followed another operation a day earlier, during which US forces targeted what they described as a convoy of three boats allegedly involved in drug trafficking. That earlier action reportedly left at least three people dead. The Trump administration has framed these operations as part of a non-international armed conflict against drug traffickers. However, several legal experts have raised […]