The US military says it struck another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor. SOUTHCOM linked the attack to “known narco-trafficking routes” and said the US Coast Guard was notified for search and rescue. The action, part of the administration’s broader campaign targeting Latin America smuggling networks, has pushed the reported death toll to at least 192. Critics and legal experts dispute the evidence, saying strikes may amount to extrajudicial killings.
The US military says it conducted a “lethal kinetic strike” on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people. US Southern Command claims the boat was linked to designated terrorist organizations and traveling along known narcotics routes, with intelligence confirming drug trafficking involvement as part of the broader anti–“narco-terrorists” campaign in Latin America.
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