"Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations, General Francis Donovan, commander of US Southern Command, posted on X with a video showing a small boat being blown up as it floated on the water."
"Trump has said the US is in armed conflict with cartels in Latin America and has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the US. But his administration has offered little evidence to support its claims of killing narcoterrorists."
"In a meeting with Latin American leaders on Saturday, Trump encouraged them to join the US in taking military action against drug-trafficking cartels and transnational gangs, which he said pose an unacceptable threat to the region's security."
The US military conducted a strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, killing six men. This attack is part of a broader campaign targeting what the Trump administration calls narcoterrorists operating in small vessels. Since early September, the military has conducted over 40 known strikes in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean, resulting in at least 157 deaths. General Francis Donovan stated the vessel was transiting known narco-trafficking routes and engaged in trafficking operations. Trump has characterized the US as in armed conflict with Latin American cartels and justified the escalated military action as necessary to reduce drug flow into the US. The administration has provided limited evidence supporting claims of killing narcoterrorists. Trump met with Latin American leaders to encourage military cooperation against cartels and transnational gangs.
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