At least 11 people killed after three ‘narcoterrorists’ boat strikes in single day
US boat strikes see highest death count since operation began
- Eleven people were killed in a single day by US military strikes on three vessels suspected of drug smuggling in Latin American waters.
- These attacks, carried out on Monday, bring the total death toll to at least 145 individuals since the Trump administration began its campaign against “narcoterrorists” in early September.
- US Central Command stated that intelligence confirmed the vessels were on known narco-trafficking routes, releasing a video of the strikes but no direct evidence of drugs.
- Donald Trump has previously justified these assaults as a 'necessary escalation' in an 'armed conflict' with cartels, though his administration has provided scant evidence for its claims.
- Critics have raised concerns about the legality and effectiveness of the strikes, particularly as fentanyl, a major cause of overdoses, is typically trafficked overland from Mexico.
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