Washington: The US military targeted a boat suspected of being involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea. According to the US Southern Command, four people were killed in the operation.
US officials said the operation was carried out on Saturday. According to the military, based on intelligence, the boat was suspected of operating on established drug smuggling routes.
US Operation Against Drug Trafficking
The attack is being described as part of the US’s ongoing military operations against alleged drug smuggling networks in Latin America and the Caribbean.
US officials have not yet released the exact location of the operation or the identities of those killed. No details have been released regarding the quantity or type of drugs recovered from the boat.
Questions raised about the operation
The US military says the purpose of such operations is to disrupt drug smuggling networks and their routes. However, these operations have also been questioned regarding the evidence used to target the suspected boats.
The latest operation brings the number of people killed in US military strikes against suspected drug smuggling boats to 1,000.