US launches new drug boat strike in the Caribbean, citing narcoterrorism
The U.S. military launched a lethal strike on Tuesday against an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean traveling through “established narco-trafficking routes” as outlined by Southern Command. Four onboard the vessel were killed. It follows a Monday attack on an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacifi...
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US launches new drug boat strike in the Caribbean, citing narcoterrorism
The U.S. military launched a lethal strike on Tuesday against an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean traveling through “established narco-trafficking routes” as outlined by Southern Command....
