U.S. Strikes Kill 11 in Drug Boat Attacks Across Pacific and Caribbean
American forces destroyed three boats in overnight strikes in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean Sea, killing 11 men accused of drug smuggling. The attacks marked the first time targets on both sides of the Panama Canal were hit on the same day.
American forces blew up three boats overnight, killing 11 men in strikes in both the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, the military announced on Tuesday. The strikes raised the death toll in the U.S. campaign against people it accuses of drug smuggling at sea to at least 144.
The triple strike late Monday was the first time the Trump administration bombed targets on both sides of the Panama Canal on the same day in its five-month string of boat attacks.
It was also the deadliest day of strikes this year. Of the 11 men killed, eight were on the two boats in the Pacific and the other three were in the Caribbean, the military said.
U.S. Southern Command announced the strikes targeting the alleged drug vessels in both the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean regions.