Trump anticipates a new phase of the US anti-drug operation in the Caribbean

"The U.S. government is entrenched in its defense of attacks against alleged drug boats in international waters in the Caribbean, and has threatened to move to a new phase of the operation. This Sunday, Trump boasted about these operations, spoke without giving details about a new attack that apparently took place on Saturday, and stated that they're not coming in by sea anymore, so now we'll have to start looking about the land because they'll be forced to go by land."

"In a speech aboard the aircraft carrier Harry Truman at the Norfolk Naval Base in Virginia to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy, Trump boasted that since U.S. forces began their campaign of attacks against alleged drug smuggling boats in international waters in the Caribbean, we can't find any boats in that area. We're so good at it that there are no boats. In fact, even fishing boats: nobody wants to go into the water anymore, he said."

"He also stated that we did another one last night, although he did not provide any details about this new attack, or whether there were any casualties. The lack of information may suggest that he was alluding to the incident revealed by his Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth last Friday, in which U.S. forces killed four people when they fired on a boat."

U.S. government defended attacks against alleged drug boats in Caribbean international waters and threatened to enter a new phase of operations. Operations reportedly reduced maritime smuggling, with claims that boats no longer enter those waters. A recent strike reportedly killed four people when U.S. forces fired on a boat. Officials have provided few operational details, not identifying victims or drugs, though casualty counts and attack videos have sometimes been released. At least 21 people have died across four attacks. Messages delivered during a naval anniversary event touted operational success and hinted at expanding efforts to interdict land routes as maritime routes decline.

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