"The United States military said late on Monday that it had carried out strikes on three alleged narco-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific ocean, killing eight people. "Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking," US Southern Command said in a statement on social media platform X. "A total of eight male narco-terrorists were killed during these actions-three in the first vessel, two in the second and three in the third," it added."
"A video posted with the statement showed a boat moving through the sea waters before exploding. Criticism mounts for Trump's counter-narcotics campaign The US military strikes against alleged drug traffickers, which began in September, have killed at least 90 people so far and destroyed over 20 vessels. President Donald Trump justifies the attacks as a necessary escalation to stymie the flow of drugs into the US. Trump has asserted that his country is engaged in an "armed conflict" with drug cartels."
US military forces conducted strikes on three alleged narco-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific, killing eight male suspects. Intelligence reportedly confirmed the vessels were transiting known narco-trafficking routes, and a posted video showed a boat exploding. The US military provided no evidence for the drug trafficking allegations. Since September, strikes have killed at least 90 people and destroyed over 20 vessels. President Donald Trump frames the attacks as a necessary escalation to curb drug flow and describes the situation as an "armed conflict" with cartels. The campaign faces intense congressional scrutiny and criticism over a September double-tap strike.
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