Pacific Drug Boat Strike
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US strikes on alleged drug boats in Pacific and Caribbean
The U.S. military has carried out strikes on vessels it describes as suspected drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, killing people in multiple attacks. The latest reported strike in the eastern Pacific killed five people, bringing the reported death toll to at least 240 in more than 70 strikes. A United Nations human rights investigator concluded that the attacks could violate international law and could constitute crimes against humanity, while the Trump administration has defended them as efforts to stem drug flows into the United States.
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- Earlier report U.S. military strike alleged drug boat in Pacific, killing 5 people The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed by the U.S. military's boat strikes to at least 240 in more than 70 strikes. US · 2 sources
- Earlier report US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months US Southern Command has struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two accused of trafficking drugs After a pause of more than two months, the US military announced Monday that it once again carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused of trafficking drugs. It brings the overall death toll to 223 people killed in 67 strikes during the nearly year-long US campai… US · 3 sources