U.S. military strikes alleged drug boat in Pacific, killing 5 people
The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed by the U.S. military's boat strikes to at least 240 in more than 70 strikes.
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The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed by the U.S. military's boat strikes to at least 240 in more than 70 strikes.
The U.S. military intercepted and sank a vessel that was allegedly being used to support at-sea drug trafficking by the Ecuadorian criminal organization Los Choneros, officials said.
At least 207 people have been killed since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" in September.
The U.S. has increased its reward to $5 million for information leading to the arrest of an alleged leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
President Trump's controversial pardon came as he is simultaneously ordering the bombing of boats in the Caribbean allegedly carrying drugs.
The United Nations human rights chief says the Trump administration "must halt" strikes on alleged drug boats to prevent "extrajudicial killing."
The United States will continue to conduct strikes on "narco-terrorists" in the Caribbean, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said.
The discovery on Dauphin Island came just one day after divers found 25 kilograms of suspected cocaine off Key West.
Four flight attendants who worked at major international airlines and flew from the U.S. to the Dominican Republic were charged for allegedly smuggling drug money.
