WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The U.S. military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men.
The attack came a day after U.S. forces struck an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people.
The Trump administration鈥檚 campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has and killed at least 191 people in total.
Despite , the in recent weeks, showing that the administration鈥檚 aggressive measures to stop what it calls 鈥渘arcoterrorism鈥� 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 U.S. built up its largest military presence in the region in generations and came months ahead of the raid in January that . He was brought to New York to and has pleaded not guilty.
In the attack Tuesday, U.S. Southern Command once again said it had targeted the alleged drug traffickers along known smuggling routes. It posted a video on X showing a boat cruising along the water before a huge explosion left the vessel in flames.
President Donald Trump has said the U.S. is in 鈥渁rmed conflict鈥� with cartels in Latin America and has as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the United States and fatal overdoses claiming American lives. But his administration has offered little evidence to support its claims of killing 鈥渘arcoterrorists.鈥�
Critics, meanwhile, have of the boat strikes.
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