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A US campaign to combat drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Pacific, involving attacks on 67 suspected drug boats and resulting in over 200 deaths, has failed to stop the flow of cocaine to the United States.
Despite dozens of attacks on suspected drug-smuggling boats that have killed 200 people, experts say US efforts have done little to slow the availability of cocaine in the US.
A US military strike targeted a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, leading to the deaths of two individuals. One person reportedly survived the incident.
The U.S. military conducted an attack on a vessel suspected of drug trafficking in the Pacific, resulting in the deaths of three individuals. This incident is part of ongoing operations against narcoterrorism in the region.
The U.S. military killed four people in a boat strike in the Caribbean, an incident that is part of the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign against suspected drug smuggling, which has resulted in at least 163 deaths. This specific strike resulted in four fatalities on a suspected drug boat.
The US military announced it struck a vessel in the Caribbean, resulting in the deaths of three men, as part of efforts against drug trafficking.
A US military strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean resulted in the deaths of three individuals. This incident marks the fourth such operation this week against suspected narcotics trafficking vessels.
The US military conducted another strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, resulting in the deaths of two individuals. This incident contributes to a campaign that has seen the death toll approach 200.
Tensions between the US and Iran escalated in the Strait of Hormuz following reports of an attack on Iranian tankers, with Iran's president speaking out against exploitation. Iranian authorities later announced that the clashes in the strategic waterway had concluded.
A US military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific resulted in the deaths of two individuals.
A US strike on a suspected narcotrafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific resulted in two fatalities and one critically injured survivor, whose bodies and the survivor were later received by Costa Rican authorities.
Attack on alleged drug smugglers brings death toll from US military campaign against suspected drug boats to around 150.
The U.S. military conducted another strike on a boat suspected of drug trafficking in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the deaths of three individuals. This incident adds to a rising death toll from similar operations since September.
The American military has once again bombed a boat in the Pacific Ocean suspected of transporting drugs. According to US media, two of the three occupants were killed, and the sole survivor was left to their fate.
The US military has conducted multiple strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats in the Pacific and Caribbean, resulting in the deaths of several individuals. These operations are part of ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking in the region.
A US operation in the Eastern Pacific targeted a vessel suspected of drug trafficking, resulting in the deaths of two individuals. This incident is part of ongoing US efforts against drug smugglers in the region.
Canada has restricted intelligence sharing with a U.S.-led anti-drug-smuggling mission in the Caribbean, where American airstrikes on suspected drug boats have reportedly killed over 150 people.