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.
Colombia has condemned US airstrikes on vessels allegedly involved in drug-smuggling off the coast of South America, urging Washington to immediately halt further attacks in the Pacific and Caribbean. The plea came after Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defense, announced two new strikes on Wednesday, which were the first to hit the Pacific and left at least five people dead. According to US figures, at least nine attacks have now been carried out since early September, killing 37 people. A broad range of experts have said the campaign is illegal.