MEXICO CITY: The navies of El Salvador and Mexico announced drug seizures in the Pacific Ocean this week of more than 10 tons of cocaine, in contrast to deadly strikes by the US government that just this week left 11 people dead on three boats suspected of carrying drugs in Latin American waters. The latest announcement came Thursday, when Mexico said it had seized nearly four tons of suspected drugs and detained three people from a semisubmersible craft, 250 nautical miles (463 kilometers) south of the port of Manzanillo.

More than 130 people have been killed in these alleged "narco-trafficking operations" carried out by the US since September.

U.S. military strikes on drug boats kill 11, raising total deaths to 145 amid ongoing anti-narcotics campaign in Latin America.