U.S. military says strike on Caribbean vessel killed four
U.S. military strike kills 4 on Caribbean vessel tied to alleged narco-traffickers. Critics question evidence as Trump-era anti-smuggling attacks spark due process concerns.
The U.S. military said on Sunday that it carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the Caribbean it described as being used by alleged narcotraffickers. According to U.S. Southern Command, four people were killed in the operation.
The military said the boat was traveling along established trafficking routes and shared video showing an explosion that destroyed the moving vessel. It said intelligence linked the craft to narcotrafficking, but it did not provide supporting evidence.
The strike is the latest in a series of U.S. attacks the Trump administration says are aimed at drugsmuggling networks. The campaign has drawn criticism from some lawmakers and human rights groups, who have questioned the lack of public evidence and raised concerns about due process and civilian casualties.