US Military Strikes Alleged Drug Boats in Pacific

The US military has carried out strikes on three boats accused of trafficking drugs in the Pacific Ocean, killing eight people. The strikes are part of President Donald Trump's escalating campaign against gangs accused of transporting drugs in the region. Experts have raised concerns that the strikes could violate laws governing armed conflict, with some describing the second strike on a Venezuelan drug boat as an extrajudicial killing. The US has intensified its efforts to isolate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of funnelling narcotics into the US. The Trump administration has designated two Venezuelan criminal groups as foreign terrorist organisations and has positioned thousands of troops and the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier within striking distance of Venezuela.

The U.S. military has struck three alleged drug-carrying boats in the Eastern Pacific, killing eight men, as part of a campaign ordered by the Trump administration. The strikes are part of a broader effort to combat drug cartels, which the administration has designated as terror groups. The campaign has been met with controversy, with some lawmakers questioning the legal authority for the strikes and the evidence supporting the claims that the boats were carrying narcotics. The strikes are also part of a larger U.S. military buildup in the region, with several naval vessels and fighter jets being deployed. The Venezuelan government has criticized the boat strikes, accusing the Trump administration of seeking regime change.

The US military has carried out strikes on three boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing eight people accused of being 'narco-terrorists'. The strikes were ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who claimed that intelligence confirmed the vessels were using known drug trafficking routes. The US has been carrying out a large-scale military build-up in the southern Caribbean to combat drug trafficking, with 23 boats targeted in 22 strikes over the past four months, killing 87 people. The strikes are part of Donald Trump's 'war' on drug cartels, which has also seen vessels targeted in the Caribbean Sea, including near Venezuela. The Venezuelan government has condemned the US military operations as 'international piracy'.