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Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - WASHINGTON — The US military said on Tuesday it carried out multiple strikes on three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean in a continuation of the Trump administration’s monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers.
The narcoboats were struck in what the US Southern Command said was a targeted intervention against alleged drug traffickers along known smuggling routes.
According to the Southern Command, two vessels carrying four people each were hit in the eastern Pacific Ocean, while a third boat with three people was struck in the Caribbean Sea.
Monday's round of attacks increased the number of casualties to at least 145 since Washington began targeting what it says are "narcoterrorists" aboard small boats in Caribbean waters in September.
US President Donald Trump has said Washington is in “armed conflict” with cartels in Latin America and has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs.
Critics have questioned the overall legality of the strikes as well as their effectiveness, in part because the fentanyl behind many fatal overdoses is typically trafficked to the US overland from Mexico, where it is produced with chemicals imported from China and India.
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The boat strikes also drew criticism following the revelation that the US conducted a follow-up strike in its very first boat attack.
The Trump administration and many Republican lawmakers said it was legal and necessary, while Democratic lawmakers and legal experts said the killings were extrajudicial.
The latest attacks followed the Trump administration's operation of one of the largest buildups of US military might in Latin America in generations as part of a pressure campaign that culminated with the capture of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.
The Venezuelan leader was brought to the US to face drug trafficking charges after a 3 January surprise raid by US forces.
Since Maduro’s capture, the US military has reported several boat strikes, while US forces have also seized oil tankers connected with Venezuela as part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to take control of the South American country’s oil. — Agencies
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