"The Associated Press revealed in a new report Saturday that four of the more than 60 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on boats were, in fact, running drugs from Venezuela but that's where the facts diverged from President Donald Trump's claims. The Trump administration has boasted of killing what it called narco terrorists and cartel members since launching the attacks in September."
"In dozens of interviews in villages on Venezuela's breathtaking northeastern coast, from which some of the boats departed, residents and relatives said the dead men had indeed been running drugs but were not narco-terrorists or leaders of a cartel or gang. Most of the nine men were crewing such craft for the first or second time, making at least $500 per trip, residents and relatives said."
U.S. airstrikes on boats killed more than 60 people, including at least four who were running drugs from Venezuela. The U.S. government characterized the targets as narco-terrorists and cartel members. Administration officials publicly threatened drug traffickers and defended vessel strikes. After failing to provide proof to Congress, inquiries identified some victims and traced their activities. Interviews with residents and relatives along Venezuela's northeastern coast indicated the slain men were mostly novice crew members earning about $500 per trip, with occupations like laborer, fisherman, and motorcycle taxi driver, and not fentanyl traffickers to the United States.
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