Summary
The US military has carried out four attacks on boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean over four days, killing four people in the latest strike. These operations target vessels allegedly involved in drug trafficking, as ordered by President Donald Trump to stop drugs entering the US, but the actions have raised legal and effectiveness concerns.
Key Facts
- The US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) reported killing four people in the latest attack on a boat in the eastern Pacific.
- This is the fourth deadly strike on vessels in the area over the past four days.
- SOUTHCOM called the people killed "narco-terrorists" but did not provide proof.
- The attacks are based on intelligence that the boats were on known drug trafficking routes.
- Since early September, at least 175 people have died in these US military strikes on vessels.
- President Donald Trump ordered the campaign to stop Latin American drug cartels from moving drugs to the US.
- International experts say these attacks may be unlawful killings in international waters and might have hit civilian fishing boats.
- Critics point out that much of the dangerous fentanyl drug enters the US over land, questioning the impact of these sea strikes.
