US says four people killed in strike in the Caribbean Sea — The Hindu
The US military said it struck a boat in the Caribbean Sea on September 19 that, according to its claims, was used for drug smuggling. According to the military’s statement, four people were killed in the attack.
Command statement
As The Hindu reports, the attack was part of the Trump administration’s months-long campaign against suspected drug traffickers in Latin America. US Southern Command said the targets were suspected drug traffickers traveling along known smuggling routes.
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Strike data
This strike brought the number of people killed in US military strikes on boats to at least 231. According to the data cited in the report, since the start of this campaign nearly a year ago, the US military has carried out 69 such strikes.
In reports on operations in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean, the US administration calls the people targeted by the campaign narco-terrorists. The source provides no independent confirmation of the involvement of the people aboard the attacked boat in transporting drugs.
