U.S. destroys alleged drug boat in Pacific, killing 2 more people
At least 207 people have been killed since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" in September.
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At least 207 people have been killed since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" in September.
The strikes are part of a monthslong campaign against alleged drug boats traversing the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific.
The U.S. military said it struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men, the day after it said a similar strike killed one man and left two survivors.
The attack came a day after U.S. forces struck an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people.
The U.S. military says it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people, as the number of recent strikes continues to ramp up.
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The U.S. military says it has killed six men in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration's campaign against alleged traffickers.
Video shows Coast Guard vehicles pursuing a go-fast vessel that appeared to have multiple people aboard.
At least 87 people have been killed since the vessel strikes began in early September.
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A second strike on a boat in the Pacific happened overnight Thursday. Three people were killed in international waters.
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Officers entered the water first, but a dive team was needed to locate the man, police say.
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Officers entered the water first, but a dive team was needed to locate the man, police say.
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