The Pentagon has announced that they carried out another strike on a suspected “drug boat” in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday (15 November), killing three. "Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics", the US Southern Command said in a statement. The Trump administration has carried out over 20 strikes targeting so-called "narco-terrorists" since early September, bringing the death toll to at least 80 - attacks they call legal because they are engaged in “armed conflict” with drug cartels.

This is 21st known strike since early September as Trump officials justify efforts to stop narcotics from entering US

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.