WASHINGTON: US forces have struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, upping the death toll in the contentious anti-narcotics campaign to 80, US media reports said Thursday. Washington began carrying out such strikes -- which experts say amount to extrajudicial killings even if they target known traffickers -- in early September, taking aim at vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. This week's reported strike took the toll to 80 deaths in 20 strikes in international waters.

WASHINGTON: US forces have struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, upping the death toll in the contentious anti-narcotics campaign to 80, US media reports…

It was the 21st known attack on alleged drug boats by the U.S. military since early September. The strikes have killed more than 80 people, according to Pentagon figures.