Despite the Iran war, US military strikes in the eastern Pacific have ramped up in recent weeks
The US military said it bombed another boat allegedly ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people, on Monday.
The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 188 people. Other strikes have taken place in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Despite the Iran war, the strikes have ramped up again in recent weeks, showing that the administration’s aggressive measures to stop what it calls “narcoterrorism” 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 US built up its largest military presence in the region in generations and came in the months before the raid in January that captured then-Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. He was brought to New York to face drug trafficking charges and has pleaded not guilty.
