A U.S. military strike in the Caribbean targeted a suspected drug vessel operating along known narco-trafficking routes, resulting in the deaths of four people aboard. The operation comes just a day after a similar attack in the Eastern Pacific, where two individuals were killed in a separate strike on an alleged drug boat. Southern Command has identified the areas as key transit zones for illicit drug trafficking. The escalating actions raise questions about the military’s expanding role in counter-narcotics operations.
The U.S. military launched a lethal strike on Tuesday against an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean traveling through “established narco-trafficking routes” as outlined by Southern Command. Four onboard the vessel were killed. It follows a Monday attack on an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific in which two people were killed. Commander Gen....