Since September, the US military has carried out an expanding series of airstrikes on suspected cartel-operated boats in the Caribbean and Pacific as part of what the Trump administration has described as a war on narcoterrorism. From September 1, 2025 through February 5, 2026, a total of 37 boats were destroyed in 28 separate strikes, with at least 119 people reported killed, according to US officials.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/02/06/us-news/us-strikes-another-alleged-drug-trafficking-boat-in-eastern-pacific-killing-2-2/
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