US Military Strike on Alleged Drug Boat Kills 3 in Caribbean Sea

The US military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people Sunday. 

The Trump administration's campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 181 people.

Other strikes have taken place in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Despite the Iran war, the series of strikes have ramped up again in the past week or so, showing that the administration's aggressive measures to stop what it calls "narcoterrorism" in the Western Hemisphere are not letting up. The military has not provided evidence



that any of the vessels were carrying drugs.

The attacks began as the US built up its largest military presence in the region in generations and came months ahead of the raid in January that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. 

He was brought to New York to face drug trafficking charges and has pleaded not guilty. In the latest attack Sunday, US Southern Command repeated previous statements by saying it had targeted the alleged drug traffickers along known smuggling routes. 

It posted a video on X showing a boat moving along the water before a massive explosion engulfs the vessel in flames.