"US forces struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, defense secretary Pete Hegseth has said, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration's controversial campaign to at least 70. The US began carrying out such strikes which some experts say amount to extrajudicial killings even if they target known traffickers in early September, taking aim at vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific."
"Hegseth released footage on X of the latest strike, which he said took place in international waters like the previous strikes and targeted a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. No US forces were harmed in the operation, he said. To all narco-terrorists who threaten our homeland: if you want to stay alive, stop trafficking drugs. If you keep trafficking deadly drugs we will kill you, he wrote."
"The US strikes have destroyed at least 18 vessels so far 17 boats and a semi-submersible but Washington has yet to make public any concrete evidence that its targets were smuggling narcotics or posed a threat to the United States. Like some previous videos released by the US government, a section of the boat is obfuscated for unspecified reasons."
US forces struck another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people and raising the death toll from the campaign to at least 70. The strikes began in early September, targeting vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, and have destroyed at least 18 vessels, including 17 boats and a semi-submersible. Washington has not publicly provided concrete evidence that the targets were smuggling narcotics or posed a threat to the United States. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth said the latest strike occurred in international waters and targeted a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Some released videos have obfuscated parts of the boats. The administration has deployed naval and air assets to the region, and the US Senate blocked a resolution that would have required congressional approval for strikes in Venezuela.
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